Apparatus and method for treating waste water containing ammonium salts

ABSTRACT

Apparatus and methods are related to treating waste water containing ammonium salts, which contains NH 4   + , SO 4   2− , Cl − , and Na + . In such a method, the pH value of the waste water to be treated is adjusted to a specific range in advance; sodium sulfate crystal and relatively concentrated ammonia are obtained by first evaporation, and then sodium chloride crystal and relatively dilute ammonia is obtained by second evaporation; alternatively, sodium chloride crystal and relatively concentrated ammonia is obtained by third evaporation, and then sodium sulfate crystal and relatively dilute ammonia are obtained by fourth evaporation. Ammonia, sodium sulfate, and sodium chloride from the waste water are recovered so that the resources in the waste water can be reused.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.15/958,986, filed Apr. 20, 2018, which claims priority to ChineseApplication Nos. 201710263271.X, 201710263286.6, 201710265654.0, and201710266201.X, filed on Apr. 21, 2017, which are specifically andentirely incorporated by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the waste water treatment field,particularly to apparatus and method for treating waste water containingammonium salts, more particularly to apparatus and method for treatingwaste water containing ammonium salts, which contains NH₄ ⁺, SO₄ ²⁻, Cl⁻and Na⁺.

BACKGROUND

In an oil refining catalyst production process, large quantities ofinorganic acids, alkalis and salts, such as sodium hydroxide,hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, ammonium salts, sulfates, andhydrochlorides, etc., are required, and a large quantity of mixed wastewater that contains ammonium, sodium sulfate, sodium chloride andaluminosilicate is produced. For such waste water, a common practice inthe prior art is to adjust the pH to a range of 6-9 and remove themajority of suspended substances first, then remove ammonium ionsthrough a biochemical process, air stripping process or steam strippingprocess, adjust the pH of the obtained salt-containing waste water,remove the majority of suspended substances, decrease the hardness,remove silica and a part of organic substances from the salt-containingwaste water, remove the majority of organic substances through ozonebiological activated carbon adsorption and oxidization or other advancedoxidization processes, further decrease the hardness in an ion exchangeapparatus, concentrate in a concentration apparatus (e.g., reverseosmosis and/or electrodialysis apparatus), and then crystallize by MVRevaporating crystallization or multi-effect evaporation, to obtain mixedsalts of sodium sulfate and sodium chloride that contain some ammoniumsalt; or adjust the pH to a range of 6.5-7.5 and remove the majority ofsuspended substances first, then decrease the hardness, remove silicaand a part of organic substances, remove the majority of organicsubstances through ozone biological activated carbon adsorption andoxidization or other advanced oxidization processes, further decreasethe hardness in an ion exchange apparatus, concentrate in aconcentration apparatus (e.g., reverse osmosis and/or electrodialysisapparatus), and then crystallize by MVR evaporating crystallization ormulti-effect evaporation, to obtain mixed salts of sodium sulfate andsodium chloride that contain some ammonium salts. However, at present,it is difficult to treat the mixed salts that contain ammonium, or thetreatment cost is very high; in addition, the waste water treatment costis increased additionally owing to the ammonium ion removal process inthe early stage.

Besides, the biochemical ammonia removal process can only deal withwaste water with low ammonium content; moreover, the catalyst wastewater can't be treated directly by biochemical treatment because the CODcontent in it is not enough; instead, additional organic substances,such as glucose or starch, etc. have to be added in the biochemicaltreatment process to treat ammoniacal nitrogen through the biochemicaltreatment process. The most critical problem is that the total nitrogencontant in the waste water treated through a biochemical ammonia removalprocess often doesn't meet the standard (the contents of nitrate ionsand nitrite ions are out of specification), and additional advancedtreatment is required; in addition, since the salt content in the wastewater is not decreased (20 g/L-30 g/L), the waste water can't bedirectly discharged, and further desalting treatment is required.

To remove ammoniacal nitrogen in the waste water treated through an airstripping ammonia removal process, a large quantity of alkali has to beadded to adjust the pH, and the alkali consumption is heavy; since thealkali in the waste water after ammonia removal can't be recovered, thepH of the treated waste water is very high, quantities of alkalinesubstance is wasted, and the treatment cost is very high; moreover,since the COD content in the catalyst waste water treated through theair stripping process has little change, the salt content in the wastewater is not decreased (20 g/L-30 g/L), the pH is very high, the wastewater can't be directly discharged, further desalting treatment isrequired.

SUMMARY

To overcome the drawbacks in the prior art, i.e., the treatment cost ofwaste water that contains NH₄ ⁺, SO₄ ²⁻, Cl⁻ and Na⁺ is very high, andonly mixed salt crystals can be obtained, the present invention providesa low-cost and environment-friendly treatment apparatus and method ofwater waste that contains NH₄ ⁺, SO₄ ²⁻, Cl⁻ and Na⁺. The apparatus andmethod can be used to recover ammonium, sodium sulfate, and sodiumchloride from the waste water respectively, and thereby the resources inthe waste water can be reused as far as possible.

To attain the object described above, in a first aspect, the presentinvention provides a waste water treatment apparatus for treating wastewater containing ammonium salts, which comprises: a pH adjustment unit,a first evaporation unit, a first solid-liquid separation unit, a secondevaporation unit, and a second solid-liquid separation unit, which areconnected sequentially, Wherein the pH adjustment unit is configured toadjust the pH of the waste water before evaporation is performed;

The first evaporation unit is configured to treat the waste water byfirst evaporation, to obtain first ammonia-containing vapor and firstcrystal-containing concentrated solution;

The first solid-liquid separation unit is configured to treat the firstcrystal-containing concentrated solution by first solid-liquidseparation;

The second evaporation unit is configured to treat the liquid phaseobtained in the first solid-liquid separation unit by secondevaporation, to obtain second ammonia-containing vapor and secondcrystal-containing concentrated solution;

The second solid-liquid separation unit is configured to treat thesecond crystal-containing concentrated solution by second solid-liquidseparation.

In a second aspect, the present invention provides a method for treatingwaste water containing ammonium salts that contains NH₄ ⁺, SO₄ ²⁻, Cl⁻and Na⁺, which comprises the following steps:

1) treating waste water to be treated by first evaporation, to obtainfirst ammonia-containing vapor and first concentrated solution thatcontains sodium sulfate crystal, wherein the waste water to be treatedcontains the waste water containing ammonium salts;

2) treating the first concentrated solution that contains sodium sulfatecrystal by first solid-liquid separation, and treating the liquid phaseobtained in the first solid-liquid separation by second evaporation, toobtain second ammonia-containing vapor and second concentrated solutionthat contains sodium chloride crystal;

3) treating the second concentrated solution that contains sodiumchloride crystal by second solid-liquid separation;

wherein the pH of the waste water to be treated is adjusted to a valuegreater than 9, before the waste water to be treated is treated by thefirst evaporation;

the first evaporation ensures that the sodium chloride doesn'tcrystalize and precipitate; in relation to 1 mol SO₄ ²⁻ contained in thewaste water to be treated, the Cl⁻ contained in the waste water to betreated is 14 mol or less.

In a third aspect, the present invention provides a method for treatingwaste water containing ammonium salts that contains NH₄ ⁺, SO₄ ²⁻, Cl⁻and Na⁺, which comprises the following steps:

1) treating waste water to be treated by third evaporation, to obtainthird ammonia-containing vapor and third concentrated solution thatcontains sodium chloride crystal, wherein the waste water to be treatedcontains the waste water containing ammonium salts;

2) treating the third concentrated solution that contains sodiumchloride crystal by third solid-liquid separation, and treating theliquid phase obtained in the third solid-liquid separation by fourthevaporation, to obtain fourth ammonia-containing vapor and fourthconcentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate crystal;

3) treating the fourth concentrated solution that contains sodiumsulfate crystal by fourth solid-liquid separation;

wherein the pH of the waste water to be treated is adjusted to a valuegreater than 9, before the waste water to be treated is treated by thethird evaporation;

the fourth evaporation ensures that the sodium chloride doesn'tcrystalize and precipitate; in relation to 1 mol SO₄ ²⁻ contained in thewaste water to be treated, the Cl⁻ contained in the waste water to betreated is 7.15 mol or more.

With the technical scheme described above, for waste water that containsNH₄ ⁺, SO₄ ²⁻, Cl⁻ and Na⁺, the pH value of the waste water to betreated is adjusted to a specific range in advance; sodium sulfatecrystal and relatively concentrated ammonia are obtained by firstevaporation and separation, and then sodium chloride crystal andrelatively dilute ammonia are obtained by second evaporation;alternatively, sodium chloride crystal and relatively concentratedammonia are obtained by third evaporation, and then sodium sulfatecrystal and relatively dilute ammonia are obtained by fourth evaporationand separation. With the method, high-purity sodium sulfate and sodiumchloride can be obtained respectively, difficulties in mixed salttreatment and reuse can be avoided, the ammonia and salt separationprocess is accomplished at the same time, the temperature of the wastewater is increased and the temperature of the ammonia-containing vaporis decreased at the same time through heat exchange, and thereby acondenser is not required, the heat in the evaporation process isutilized reasonably, energy is saved, the waste water treatment cost isreduced, the ammonium in the waste water is recovered in the form ofammonia, the sodium chloride and sodium sulfate are recovered in theform of crystal respectively, no waste residue or waste liquid isproduced in the entire process, and a purpose of changing wastes intovaluables is achieved.

Furthermore, in the method, by using the second evaporation or thirdevaporation with low temperature treatment in combination, the secondevaporation or third evaporation can be performed at a highertemperature, the content of solids in the concentrated solution obtainedin the second evaporation or the third evaporation and the vaporizationefficiency are increased, and an energy-saving effect is attained at thesame time.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be furtherdetailed in the embodiments hereunder.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings are provided here to facilitate furtherunderstanding on the present invention, and constitute a part of thisdocument. They are used in conjunction with the following embodiments toexplain the present invention, but shall not be comprehended asconstituting any limitation to the present invention. In the figures:

FIG. 1 is a structure diagram of the waste water treatment apparatus ofthe present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of the method for treating waste watercontaining ammonium salts in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of the method for treating waste watercontaining ammonium salts in another embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of the method for treating waste watercontaining ammonium salts in another embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of the method for treating waste watercontaining ammonium salts in another embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of the method for treating waste watercontaining ammonium salts in another embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of the method for treating waste watercontaining ammonium salts in another embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 8 is a flow diagram of the method for treating waste watercontaining ammonium salts in another embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 9 is a flow diagram of the method for treating waste watercontaining ammonium salts in another embodiment of the presentinvention;

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SYMBOLS

Brief Description of the Symbols  1 - second evaporation device  2 -first evaporation device  31 - first heat exchange device  32 - secondheat exchange device  33 - third heat exchange device  34 - fourth heatexchange device  35 - fifth heat exchange device  36 - sixth heatexchange device  4 - vacuum degassing tank  51 - first ammonia storagetank  52 - second ammonia storage tank  53 - first mother liquid tank 54 - second mother liquid tank  22, 55 - low temperature treatment tank 56 - crystal-liquid collection tank  61 - first pH measuring device 62 - second pH measuring device  71 - first circulation pump  72 -second circulation pump  73 - third circulation pump  74 - fourthcirculation pump  75 - fifth circulation pump  76 - sixth circulationpump  77 - seventh circulation pump  78 - eighth circulation pump  79 -ninth circulation pump  80 - tenth circulation pump  81 - vacuum pump 82 - circulating water tank  83 - tail gas absorption tower  91 - firstsolid-liquid separation device  92 - second solid-liquid separationdevice 101 - first compressor 102 - second compressor

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

Hereunder some embodiments of the present invention will be detailed. Itshould be understood that the embodiments described here are onlyprovided to describe and explain the present invention, but shall not bedeemed as constituting any limitation to the present invention.

The ends points and any value in the ranges disclosed in the presentinvention are not limited to the exact ranges or values; instead, thoseranges or values shall be comprehended as encompassing values that areclose to those ranges or values. For numeric ranges, the end points ofthe ranges, the end points of the ranges and the discrete point values,and the discrete point values may be combined to obtain one or more newnumeric ranges, which shall be deemed as having been disclosedspecifically in this document.

Hereunder the present invention will be detailed with reference to FIGS.1-9 , but the present invention is not limited to FIGS. 1-9 .

The present invention provides a waste water treatment apparatus fortreating waste water containing ammonium salts, as shown in FIG. 1 ,which comprises: a pH adjustment unit, a first evaporation unit, a firstsolid-liquid separation unit, a second evaporation unit, and a secondsolid-liquid separation unit, which are connected sequentially,

Wherein the pH adjustment unit is configured to adjust the pH of thewaste water before evaporation is performed;

The first evaporation unit is configured to treat the waste water byfirst evaporation, to obtain first ammonia-containing vapor and firstcrystal-containing concentrated solution;

The first solid-liquid separation unit is configured to treat the firstcrystal-containing concentrated solution by first solid-liquidseparation;

The second evaporation unit is configured to treat the liquid phaseobtained in the first solid-liquid separation unit by secondevaporation, to obtain second ammonia-containing vapor and secondcrystal-containing concentrated solution;

The second solid-liquid separation unit is configured to treat thesecond crystal-containing concentrated solution by second solid-liquidseparation.

According to the present invention, the treatment apparatus describedabove may be used in the water waste treatment method of the presentinvention, the pH adjustment unit may be used to adjust the pH of thewaste water to be treated, the first evaporation unit may be used toperform the first evaporation or third evaporation in the water wastetreatment method of the present invention, the first solid-liquidseparation unit may be used to perform the first solid-liquid separationor third solid-liquid separation in the water waste treatment method ofthe present invention, the second evaporation unit may be used toperform the second evaporation or fourth evaporation in the water wastetreatment method of the present invention, and the second solid-liquidseparation unit may be used to perform the second solid-liquidseparation or fourth solid-liquid separation in the water wastetreatment method of the present invention. According to the waste watertreatment apparatus for treating waste water containing ammonium salts,preferably, the apparatus does not comprise separate non-evaporationdeamination device (device only for removing ammonia from waste water,such as biochemical treatment device, deamination membrane and thelike), and high-purity ammonia, sodium sulfate crystals and sodiumchloride crystals can be separated from the waste water only by thecombination of the evaporation unit and the solid-liquid separationunit.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the wastewater treatment apparatus further comprises a low-temperature treatmentunit arranged between the first evaporation unit and the firstsolid-liquid separation unit or between the second evaporation unit andthe second solid-liquid separation unit, and the low-temperaturetreatment unit is configured to perform low temperature treatment of theconcentrated solution obtained in the first evaporation unit or secondevaporation unit to obtain treated solution. By providing thelow-temperature treatment unit, the evaporation process in the secondevaporation unit or the third evaporation unit can work in combinationwith the low temperature treatment, so that the evaporation process inthe second evaporation unit or the third evaporation unit can beperformed at a higher temperature, the content of solids in theconcentrated solution obtained in the second evaporation or the thirdevaporation and the vaporization efficiency can be increased, and anenergy-saving effect can be achieved at the same time.

Any conventional cooling device in the art may be used as thelow-temperature treatment unit. For example, the low-temperaturetreatment unit may be a low temperature treatment tank 55. Preferably,the low temperature treatment tank 55 may be equipped with a coolingcomponent in it; specifically, the cooling component may be a componentthat introduces cooling water. With the cooling component, the second orthird concentrated solution in the low temperature treatment tank can becooled quickly. Preferably, the low temperature treatment tank 55 may beequipped with a stirring component in it. Under the stirring action ofthe stirring component, the solid phase and liquid phase distributionand the temperature distribution in the second or third concentratedsolution are uniform, and a purpose that the sodium sulfate crystal isdissolved fully and the sodium chloride crystal precipitates as far aspossible is attained.

The waste water treatment apparatus further comprises a pipelineconfigured to return the liquid phase obtained in the secondsolid-liquid separation unit to the first evaporation unit. By returningthe liquid phase obtained in the second solid-liquid separation unit tothe first evaporation unit, the waste water can be evaporated in acirculated manner in the waste water treatment apparatus in the presentinvention, and thereby an effect of separating the ammonia and salts inthe waste water completely is attained.

According to the present invention, the waste water treatment apparatusfurther comprises a heat exchange unit, which is configured to performheat exchange between the ammonia-containing vapor or its condensate andthe waste water to be treated, and obtain ammonia. Any conventional heatexchanger in the art may be used as the heat exchange unit.Specifically, the heat exchange unit may be a jacket-type heatexchanger, plate-type heat exchanger, or shell and tube heat exchanger,etc., preferably is a plate-type heat exchanger. The material of theheat exchanger may be selected as required. For example, to resisterosion of chloride ions, a heat exchanger made of duplex stainlesssteel, titanium and titanium alloy, or hastelloy may be selected. At alow temperature, a heat exchanger made of plastic material may beselected. For example, the second heat exchange device 32 configured toperform heat exchange between the first ammonia-containing vapor and thewaste water to be treated in FIG. 2 may be used.

According to the present invention, there is no particular restrictionon the evaporation device used in the evaporation process, as long asthe evaporation device can accomplish evaporation. For example, thefirst evaporation unit and the second evaporation unit may be selectedfrom one or more of MVR evaporation device, single-effect evaporationdevice, multi-effect evaporation device and flash evaporation devicerespectively. For example, the first evaporation device 2 and the secondevaporation device 1 shown in FIGS. 2-9 may be used. Preferably, thefirst evaporation unit and/or the second evaporation unit are/is MVRevaporation devices/a MVR evaporation device.

The MVR evaporation device may be selected from one or more of MVRfalling film evaporator, MVR forced circulation evaporator, MVR-FCcontinuous crystallizing evaporator, and MVR-OSLO continuouscrystallizing evaporator. Wherein the MVR evaporation device preferablyis a MVR forced circulation evaporator or MVR-FC continuouscrystallizing evaporator, more preferably is a two-stage MVR evaporatingcrystallizer that incorporates falling film and forced circulation.

The single-effect evaporation device or the evaporators in themulti-effect evaporation device may be selected from one or more offalling-film evaporator, rising-film evaporator, scraped evaporator,central circulation tube evaporator, basket evaporator, external heatingevaporator, forced circulation evaporator, and Levin evaporator, forexample. Wherein the evaporators preferably are forced circulationevaporators or external heating evaporators. Each of the aboveevaporators consists of a heating chamber and an evaporation chamber,and may include other auxiliary evaporation components as required, suchas froth separator configured to further separate liquid and froth,condenser configured to condense the secondary steam fully, and vacuumdevice for depressurization, etc. In the case that the evaporationdevice is a multi-effect evaporation device, there is no particularrestriction on the number of evaporators included in the multi-effectevaporation device; in other words, the number of evaporators includedin the multi-effect evaporation device may be selected according to theevaporation conditions as required, and may be 2 or more, preferably is2-5, more preferably is 2-4.

The flash evaporation device may be single-stage flash evaporationdevice or multistage flash evaporation device. The single-stage flashevaporation device or the evaporators in the multistage flashevaporation device may be selected from one or more of thin-film flashevaporator, high-efficiency vapor-liquid flash evaporator, rotary flashevaporator, for example. Wherein the evaporators preferably arethin-film flash evaporator, high-efficiency vapor-liquid flashevaporator.

In the case that the evaporation device is a multistage flashevaporation device, the number of evaporators included in the multistageflash evaporation device may be 2 or more, preferably is 2-4.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the firstevaporation unit is a MVR evaporation device, and the second evaporationunit is a MVR evaporation device; or the first evaporation unit is amulti-effect evaporation device, and the second evaporation unit is aMVR evaporation device; or the first evaporation unit is a MVRevaporation device, and the second evaporation unit is a multi-effectevaporation device.

According to the present invention, there is no particular restrictionon the first solid-liquid separation unit and the second solid-liquidseparation unit, as long as they can attain a solid-liquid separationeffect. For example, they can be selected from one or more ofcentrifugation device, filtering device, and sedimentation devicerespectively. For the purpose of improving the solid-liquid separationefficiency, preferably, both the first solid-liquid separation unit andthe second solid-liquid separation unit are centrifugation devices.

According to the present invention, there is no particular restrictionon the pH adjustment unit, as long as it can adjust the pH of the wastewater to be treated to the specified range. For example, the pHadjustment unit may be a pH adjustor (pH adjustment reagent)introduction device. NaOH may be used as the pH adjustor, for example.Specifically, NaOH solution may be added into the waste water to betreated to accomplish pH adjustment. To monitor the pH after theadjustment, the device may further comprise a pH measuring device, whichmay be any pH meter in the art.

In the present invention, the waste water treatment apparatus mayfurther comprise heat exchange devices, such as heat exchangers, etc.There is no particular restriction on the number and positions of theheat exchange devices. For example, as shown in FIG. 2 , the heatexchange devices may include the second heat exchange device 32, firstheat exchange device 31, and third heat exchange device 33 that areconfigured to decrease the temperature of the first ammonia-containingvapor and increase the temperature of the waste water to be treated, thefourth heat exchange device 34 configured to decrease the temperature ofthe second ammonia-containing vapor and increase the temperature of thefirst concentrated solution, and the fifth heat exchange device 35configured to decrease the temperature of the second treated solutionand increase the temperature of the waste water to be treated.

As a preferred waste water treatment apparatus in the present invention,as shown in FIG. 4 , the waste water treatment apparatus comprises a pHadjustor introduction pipe, a first pH measuring device 61, a firstevaporation device 2, a first solid-liquid separation device 91, asecond evaporation device 1, a second solid-liquid separation device 92,and a conduit configured to return the liquid phase obtained in thesecond solid-liquid separation to a position in front of the pH adjustorintroduction pipe, which communicate with each other sequentially.

As a preferred waste water treatment apparatus in the present invention,as shown in FIG. 2 , the waste water treatment apparatus comprises a pHadjustor introduction pipe, a first pH measuring device 61, a firstevaporation device 2, a first solid-liquid separation device 91, asecond evaporation device 1, a low temperature treatment tank 55, asecond solid-liquid separation device 92, and a conduit configured toreturn the liquid phase obtained in the second solid-liquid separationto a position in front of the pH adjustor introduction pipe, whichcommunicate with each other sequentially.

To take full advantage of the heat in the evaporation process, theapparatus in the above embodiment may further comprise a first heatexchange device 31 and a second heat exchange device 32 arranged infront of the first evaporation device 2 and configured to perform heatexchange between the vapor obtained in the evaporation in the firstevaporation unit and the waste water to be treated; and a fourth heatexchange device 34 arranged between the first solid-liquid separationdevice 91 and the second evaporation device 1 and configured to performheat exchange between the vapor obtained in the second evaporation unitand the liquid phase obtained in the first solid-liquid separation.

According to the present invention, the waste water treatment apparatusfurther comprises a tail gas absorption unit configured to absorbammonia in the tail gas from the waste water treatment apparatus. A tailgas absorption tower 83 may be used as the tail gas absorption unit.There is no particular restriction on the tail gas absorption tower 83;in other words, the tail gas absorption tower 83 may be any conventionalabsorption tower in the art, such as plate-type absorption tower, packedabsorption tower, falling film absorption tower, or void tower, etc. Thetail gas absorption tower 83 may be used in combination with a fourthcirculation pump 74 which is configured to drive the circulating waterto circulate in the tail gas absorption tower 83. The tail gasabsorption tower 83 may further be used in combination with acirculating water tank 82; for example, water may be replenished with athird circulation pump 73 from the circulating water tank 82 to the tailgas absorption tower 83; fresh water may be replenished to thecirculating water tank 82, and thereby the temperature and ammoniacontent of the service water of the vacuum pump 81 may be decreased atthe same time.

The present invention further provides a method for treating waste watercontaining ammonium salts that contains NH₄ ⁺, SO₄ ²⁻, Cl⁻ and Na⁺,which comprises the following steps:

1) treating waste water to be treated by first evaporation, to obtainfirst ammonia-containing vapor and first concentrated solution thatcontains sodium sulfate crystal, wherein the waste water to be treatedcontains the waste water containing ammonium salts;

2) treating the first concentrated solution that contains sodium sulfatecrystal by first solid-liquid separation, and treating the liquid phaseobtained in the first solid-liquid separation by second evaporation, toobtain second ammonia-containing vapor and second concentrated solutionthat contains sodium chloride crystal;

3) treating the second concentrated solution that contains sodiumchloride crystal by second solid-liquid separation;

wherein the pH of the waste water to be treated is adjusted to a valuegreater than 9, before the waste water to be treated is treated by thefirst evaporation; the first evaporation ensures that the sodiumchloride doesn't crystalize and precipitate; in relation to 1 mol SO₄ ²⁻contained in the waste water to be treated, the Cl⁻ contained in thewaste water to be treated is 14 mol or less.

Preferably, the waste water to be treated is the waste water containingammonium salts; or the waste water to be treated contains the wastewater containing ammonium salts and the liquid phase obtained in thesecond solid-liquid separation.

More preferably, the waste water to be treated is mixed solution of thewaste water containing ammonium salts and at least a part of the liquidphase obtained in the second solid-liquid separation.

Further preferably, the waste water to be treated is mixed solution ofthe waste water containing ammonium salts and the liquid phase obtainedin the second solid-liquid separation.

Preferably, the pH of the waste water to be treated is adjusted to avalue greater than 10.8 before the first evaporation is performed forthe waste water to be treated. Besides, there is no particularrestriction on the upper limit of the pH of the waste water to betreated. For example, the pH may be 14 or lower, preferably is 13.5 orlower, more preferably is 13 or lower.

The method provided in the present invention can treat waste water thatcontains NH₄ ⁺, SO₄ ²⁻, Cl⁻ and Na⁺, and there is particular restrictionon the waste water containing ammonium salts, except that the wastewater contains NH₄ ⁺, SO₄ ²⁻, Cl⁻ and Na⁺. In consideration of improvingthe waste water treatment efficiency, in relation to 1 mol SO₄ ²⁻contained in the waste water to be treated, the Cl⁻ contained in thewaste water to be treated preferably is 13.8 mol or less, morepreferably is 13.75 mol or less, further preferably is 13.5 mol or less,still further preferably is 13 mol or less, still further preferably is12 mol or less, still further preferably is 11 mol or less, stillfurther preferably is 10.5 mol or less, preferably is 2 mol or more,more preferably is 2.5 mol or more, further preferably is 3 mol or more,such as 1-10 mol, preferably 2-8 mol. By controlling the molar ratio ofSO₄ ²⁻ to Cl⁻ within the above-mentioned range, sodium sulfateprecipitates fully but sodium chloride doesn't precipitate in the firstevaporation, and thereby a purpose of separating sodium sulfateefficiently is attained. In addition, as described above and below, inthe present invention, the second mother liquid obtained in the secondevaporation process may be circulated to the first evaporation stage,and thereby the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ to Cl⁻ in the waste water to betreated is adjusted and sodium hydroxide balance is maintained.

In the present invention, there is no particular restriction on theorder of the first heat exchange, the adjustment of pH of the wastewater to be treated, and the blending process of the waste water to betreated (in the case that the waste water to be treated contains thewaste water containing ammonium salts and the liquid phase obtained inthe second solid-liquid separation, a blending process of the wastewater to be treated is required), and the order may be selectedappropriately as required, as long as those procedures are accomplishedbefore the first evaporation of the waste water to be treated.

In the present invention, the first evaporation ensures that the sodiumchloride doesn't crystalize and precipitate, which means that theconcentration of sodium chloride in the mixed system is controlled sothat it doesn't exceed the solubility under the conditions of the firstevaporation (including, but not limited to temperature and pH, etc.),without excluding sodium chloride entrained in the sodium sulfatecrystal or absorbed to the surface of the sodium sulfate crystal. Owingto the fact that the moisture content in the crystal after solid-liquidseparation is different, usually the content of sodium chloride in theobtained sodium sulfate crystal is 8 mass % or lower (preferably 4 mass%). In the present invention, it is deemed that the sodium chloridedoesn't crystalize and precipitate if the content of sodium chloride inthe obtained sodium sulfate crystal is 8 mass % or lower.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in thecase that the low temperature treatment is not performed, the secondevaporation ensures that the sodium sulfate doesn't crystalize andprecipitate, which means that the concentration of sodium sulfate in themixed system doesn't exceed the solubility under the conditions of thesecond evaporation (including, but not limited to temperature and pH,etc.), without excluding sodium sulfate entrained in the sodium chloridecrystal or absorbed to the surface of the sodium chloride crystal. Owingto the fact that the moisture content in the crystal after solid-liquidseparation is different, usually the content of sodium sulfate in theobtained sodium chloride crystal is 8 mass % or lower (preferably 4 mass% or lower). In the present invention, it is deemed that the sodiumsulfate doesn't crystalize and precipitate if the content of sodiumsulfate in the obtained sodium chloride crystal is 8 mass % or lower.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, themethod further comprises: treating the second concentrated solution thatcontains sodium chloride crystal by low temperature treatment, to obtaintreated solution that contains sodium chloride crystal; then treatingthe treated solution that contains sodium chloride crystal by secondsolid-liquid separation. Namely, the method comprises the followingsteps:

1) treating waste water to be treated by first evaporation, to obtainfirst ammonia-containing vapor and first concentrated solution thatcontains sodium sulfate crystal, wherein the waste water to be treatedcontains the waste water containing ammonium salts;

2) treating the first concentrated solution that contains sodium sulfatecrystal by first solid-liquid separation, and treating the liquid phaseobtained in the first solid-liquid separation by second evaporation, toobtain second ammonia-containing vapor and second concentrated solutionthat contains sodium chloride crystal;

3) treating the second concentrated solution that contains sodiumchloride crystal by low temperature treatment, to obtain treatedsolution that contains sodium chloride crystal;

4) treating the treated solution that contains sodium chloride crystalby second solid-liquid separation;

In the above case that the low temperature treatment is performed,sodium chloride crystal precipitates in the second evaporation. Inconsideration of improving the treatment efficiency, preferably bothsodium chloride crystal and sodium sulfate crystal precipitate in thesecond evaporation, and thereby second concentrated solution thatcontains sodium sulfate crystal and sodium chloride crystal is obtained.In the case that second concentrated solution that contains sodiumsulfate crystal and sodium chloride crystal is obtained, the secondevaporation must ensure that the sodium sulfate crystal will bedissolved in the low temperature treatment. Specifically, secondconcentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate crystal and sodiumchloride crystal is obtained in the second evaporation, and the sodiumsulfate crystal can be dissolved fully in the low temperature treatment.By controlling the amount of evaporation in the second evaporation,sodium sulfate and sodium chloride crystalize and precipitate at thesame time (i.e., second concentrated solution that contains sodiumsulfate crystal and sodium chloride crystal is obtained in the secondevaporation), and then the sodium sulfate crystal in the secondconcentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate crystal and sodiumchloride crystal is dissolved and the sodium chloride further crystalizeand precipitate in the low temperature treatment, so that treatedsolution that only contains sodium chloride crystal is obtained.

The treated solution that contains sodium chloride crystal doesn'texclude the sodium sulfate entrained in the sodium chloride crystal orabsorbed to the surface of the sodium chloride crystal. Owing to thefact that the moisture content in the crystal after solid-liquidseparation is different, usually the content of sodium sulfate in theobtained sodium chloride crystal is 8 mass % or lower (preferably 4 mass% or lower). In the present invention, it is deemed that the sodiumsulfate has been dissolved if the content of sodium sulfate in theobtained sodium chloride crystal is 8 mass % or lower.

In the present invention, it is understood that both the firstammonia-containing vapor and the second ammonia-containing vapor aresecondary steam referred in the art. All the pressure values are gaugepressure values.

According to the present invention, there is no particular restrictionon the specific execution of the first evaporation and the secondevaporation, as long as the first evaporation and the second evaporationcan attain the purpose of evaporation under corresponding evaporationconditions. For example, the first evaporation and the secondevaporation may be executed respectively in a conventional evaporationdevice in the art. Specifically, the evaporation device may be one ormore of MVR evaporation device, multi-effect evaporation device,single-effect evaporation device and flash evaporation device. Whereinthe first evaporation preferably is executed in a MVR evaporationdevice; the second evaporation preferably is executed in a MVRevaporation device. The first evaporation may be executed in the firstevaporation unit of the waste water treatment apparatus in FIG. 1 , thesecond evaporation may be executed in the second evaporation unit of thewaste water treatment apparatus in FIG. 1 .

The MVR evaporation device may be selected from one or more of MVRfalling film evaporator, MVR forced circulation evaporator, MVR-FCcontinuous crystallizing evaporator, and MVR-OSLO continuouscrystallizing evaporator. Wherein the MVR evaporation device preferablyis a MVR forced circulation evaporator or MVR-FC continuouscrystallizing evaporator, more preferably is a two-stage MVR evaporatingcrystallizer that incorporates falling film and forced circulation.

The single-effect evaporation device or the evaporators in themulti-effect evaporation device may be selected from one or more offalling-film evaporator, rising-film evaporator, scraped evaporator,central circulation tube evaporator, basket evaporator, external heatingevaporator, forced circulation evaporator, and Levin evaporator, forexample. Wherein the evaporators preferably are forced circulationevaporators or external heating evaporators. Each of the aboveevaporators consists of a heating chamber and an evaporation chamber,and may include other auxiliary evaporation components as required, suchas froth separator configured to further separate liquid and froth,condenser configured to condense the secondary steam fully, and vacuumdevice for depressurization, etc. In the case that the evaporationdevice is a multi-effect evaporation device, there is no particularrestriction on the number of evaporators included in the multi-effectevaporation device; in other words, the number of evaporators includedin the multi-effect evaporation device may be selected according to theevaporation conditions as required, and may be 2 or more, preferably is2-5, more preferably is 2-4.

The flash evaporation device may be single-stage flash evaporationdevice or multistage flash evaporation device. The single-stage flashevaporation device or the evaporators in the multistage flashevaporation device may be selected from one or more of thin-film flashevaporator, high-efficiency vapor-liquid flash evaporator, rotary flashevaporator, for example. Wherein the evaporators preferably arethin-film flash evaporator, high-efficiency vapor-liquid flashevaporator. In the case that the evaporation device is a multistageflash evaporation device, the number of evaporators included in themultistage flash evaporation device may be 2 or more, preferably is 2-4.

In the present invention, in the case that the first evaporation and/orthe second evaporation are/is executed in a multi-effect evaporationdevice, the feeding methods for the liquids to be evaporated may be thesame or different from each other, and may employ co-current feeding,counter-current feeding, or parallel-current feeding. Specifically, theco-current feeding is: the liquid to be evaporated flows through theevaporators in the multi-effect evaporation device sequentially, and theammonia-containing vapor obtained in the evaporation in each evaporatorin the multi-effect evaporation device is charged into the nextevaporator. Specifically, the counter-current feeding is: the liquid tobe evaporated flows through the evaporators in the multi-effectevaporation device sequentially, and the ammonia-containing vaporobtained in the evaporation in each evaporator in the multi-effectevaporation device is charged into the previous evaporator.Specifically, the parallel-current feeding is: the liquid to beevaporated is charged to each of the evaporators in the multi-effectevaporation device separately, and the ammonia-containing vapor obtainedin the evaporation in each evaporator in the multi-effect evaporationdevice is charged into the next evaporator. Wherein preferablyco-current feeding is used. In the case of co-current feeding orcounter-current feeding, the evaporation conditions refer to theevaporation conditions in the last evaporation in the multi-effectevaporation device. In the case of parallel-current feeding, theevaporation conditions refer to the evaporation conditions in eachevaporator in the multi-effect evaporation device.

In the present invention, to charge the waste water to be treated intothe evaporators in the multi-effect evaporation device sequentially,circulation pumps may be arranged between every two evaporators, and thewaste water produced in the evaporation in each evaporator is charged bymeans of the circulation pump into the next evaporator.

In the present invention, the circulation pumps used between theevaporators may be any conventional type of pumps in the art. However,to ensure that the material can be evaporated uniformly, avoidgeneration of a large quantity of fine crystal nuclei, and prevent thecrystal grains in the circulating crystal slurry from colliding with theimpeller at a high speed and thereby producing a large quantity ofsecondary crystal nuclei, the circulation pumps preferably are low-speedcentrifugal pumps, more preferably are high-flow low-speed diffuser pumpimpellers or high-flow, low-lift and low-speed axial pumps.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shownin FIG. 2 , the first evaporation is performed in the first evaporationdevice 2, which is a MVR evaporation device, preferably is a two-stageMVR evaporating crystallizer that incorporates falling film and forcedcirculation.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shownin FIG. 3 , the first evaporation is performed in the first evaporationdevice 2, which is a multi-effect evaporation device composed of a firstevaporator 2 a, a second evaporator 2 b, a third evaporator 2 c, and afourth evaporator 2 d. The waste water to be treated is charged into thefirst evaporator 2 a, second evaporator 2 b, third evaporator 2 c, andfourth evaporator 2 d of the first evaporation device 2 sequentially forevaporation, and thereby first concentrated solution that containssodium sulfate crystal is obtained. The first ammonia-containing vaporobtained in each evaporator in the first evaporation device 2 is chargedinto the next evaporator to perform heat exchange and obtain firstammonia. More preferably, the first ammonia performs first heat exchangewith the waste water to be treated in the first heat exchange device 31to take full advantage of energy. Heating steam (i.e., live steamconventionally used in the art) is charged into the first evaporator 2a, the heating steam is condensed into condensate in the firstevaporator 2 a, and the condensate is used to preheat the waste water tobe treated in the first evaporation device 2, and then is used toprepare sodium sulfate washing solution.

In the present invention, the conditions of the first evaporation may beselected appropriately as required, as long as a purpose of causing thesodium sulfate to crystallize while preventing the sodium chloride fromprecipitate can be attained. The conditions of the first evaporationinclude: temperature: 35° C. or above; pressure: −95 kPa or above; inconsideration of improving evaporation efficiency and reducing equipmentcost and energy consumption, preferably, the conditions of the firstevaporation include: temperature: 45° C. or above; pressure: −95 kPa orabove; preferably, the conditions of the first evaporation include:temperature: 45° C.-365° C.; pressure: −95 kPa-18110 kPa; preferably,the conditions of the first evaporation include: temperature: 60°C.-365° C.; pressure: −87 kPa-18110 kPa; preferably, the conditions ofthe first evaporation include: temperature: 75° C.-175° C.; pressure:−73 kPa-653 kPa; preferably, the conditions of the first evaporationinclude: temperature: 80° C.-130° C.; pressure: −66 kPa-117 kPa;preferably, the conditions of the first evaporation include:temperature: 95° C.-110° C.; pressure: −37 kPa-12 kPa; preferably, theconditions of the first evaporation include: temperature: 95° C.-105°C.; pressure: −37 kPa-−7 kPa.

In the present invention, the operating pressure of the firstevaporation preferably is the saturated vapor pressure of the evaporatedfeed liquid.

In the present invention, the flow rate of the first evaporation may beselected appropriately according to the processing capacity of theapparatus. For example, the flow rate may be 0.1 m³/h or higher (e.g.,0.1 m³/h-500 m³/h).

By performing the first evaporation under the above conditions, sodiumchloride doesn't crystalize while sodium sulfate crystalizes, andthereby the purity of the obtained sodium sulfate crystal is ensured.

According to the present invention, by controlling the conditions of thefirst evaporation, 90 mass % or more (preferably 95 mass % or more)ammonia in the waste water to be treated can be evaporated, and therebyfirst ammonia at high concentration can be obtained. The first ammoniamay be directly reused in the catalyst production process, or it may beneutralized with acid to obtain ammonium salt and then is reused in theform of the ammonium salt, or it can be blended with water andcorresponding ammonium salt or ammonia and then reused. In a case thatthe first evaporation is performed in a multi-effect evaporation device,to obtain strong ammonia, the condensate of the first ammonia-containingvapor obtained in the first evaporator and/or second evaporator may becollected separately, i.e., the condensate of the ammonia-containingvapor obtained in the second evaporator and/or the third evaporator maybe collected separately. The above-mentioned first ammonia may becollected separately or in combination as required. To control theconcentration of the ammonia, the evaporation conditions in theevaporators may be adjusted appropriately.

According to the present invention, the first evaporation ensures thatthe sodium chloride in the waste water to be treated doesn't crystalizeand precipitate (i.e., the sodium chloride is not over-saturated);preferably, through the first evaporation, the concentration of sodiumchloride in the first concentrated solution is X or lower (preferably0.999X or lower, more preferably 0.95X-0.999X, further preferably0.99X-0.9967X), where, X is the concentration of sodium chloride in thefirst concentrated solution when both sodium sulfate and sodium chlorideare saturated under the conditions of the first evaporation. Bycontrolling the degree of the first evaporation within theabove-mentioned range, sodium sulfate crystallizes and precipitates asfar as possible while sodium chloride doesn't precipitate. By causingthe sodium sulfate to crystallize in the first evaporation as far aspossible, the waste water treatment efficiency can be improved, andenergy waste can be reduced.

In the present invention, the degree of the first evaporation isascertained by monitoring the concentration of the liquid obtained inthe first evaporation. Specifically, by controlling the concentration ofthe liquid obtained in the first evaporation within the above-mentionedrange, the sodium chloride in the waste water to be treated doesn'tcrystallize and precipitate in the first evaporation. Here, theconcentration of the liquid obtained in the first evaporation ismonitored by measuring the density of the liquid; specifically, thedensity may be measured with a densitometer.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, before thewaste water to be treated is treated by the first evaporation, the wastewater to be treated performs first heat exchange with the firstammonia-containing vapor or first ammonia (condensate of the firstammonia-containing vapor) obtained from the first evaporation device.There is no particular restriction on the specific method of the firstheat exchange; in other words, the first heat exchange may be executedin a conventional heat exchange method in the art. The heat exchange maybe executed for one or more times, preferably 2-4 times, more preferably2-3 times. Through the heat exchange, the outputted ammonia is furthercooled, and the heat is circulated inside the treatment apparatus as faras possible; thus, the energy is utilized reasonably, and waste isreduced.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shownin FIG. 2 , the first heat exchange is executed by means of a first heatexchange device 31, a third heat exchange device 33, a fifth heatexchange device 35, and a second heat exchange device 32. Specifically,the first ammonia-containing vapor flows through the second heatexchange device 32 and the first heat exchange device 31 sequentially,the condensate of the second ammonia-containing vapor flows through thethird heat exchange device 33, the second concentrated solution thatcontains sodium chloride crystal flows through the fifth heat exchangedevice 35; at the same time, the waste water to be treated flows throughone or more of the first heat exchange device 31, the third heatexchange device 33 and the fifth heat exchange device 35, and flowsthrough the second heat exchange device 32 to execute the first heatexchange with the first ammonia-containing vapor for a second time.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shownin FIG. 3 , the first heat exchange is executed by means of the firstheat exchange device 31, the third heat exchange device 33, and thefifth heat exchange device 35. Specifically, the condensate of the firstammonia-containing vapor flows through the first heat exchange device31, the condensate of the second ammonia-containing vapor (secondammonia at high temperature) obtained in the second evaporation device 1flows through the third heat exchange device 33, and a part of theconcentrated solution obtained in the second evaporation device 1 flowsthrough the fifth heat exchange device 35; one part of the waste waterto be treated flows through the first heat exchange device 31, anotherpart of the waste water to be treated flows through the third heatexchange device 33, and the remaining part of the waste water to betreated flows through the fifth heat exchange device 35; then, the threeparts of waste water to be treated are merged.

Through the first heat exchange, the waste water to be treated is heatedup so that it can be evaporated more easily; at the same time, the firstammonia-containing vapor is cooled to obtain first ammonia, which may bestored in a first ammonia storage tank 51; besides, the condensate ofthe second ammonia-containing vapor is cooled to obtain second ammonia,which may be stored in a second ammonia storage tank 52; in addition,the second concentrated solution is cooled to facilitate the lowtemperature treatment.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shownin FIG. 3 , the first ammonia-containing vapor obtained in theevaporation in the last evaporator (the fourth evaporator 2 d) in thefirst evaporation device 2 exchanges heat with a cooling medium in thesecond heat exchange device 32, and thereby ammonia is obtained andstored in a first ammonia storage tank 51. Wherein the cooling mediummay be cooling water or glycol water solution, etc. In the case thatordinary cooling water is used, the cooling water is circulated andreused; in the case that the waste water containing ammonium salts isused as cooling water, preferably the waste water containing ammoniumsalts is directly returned to the treatment process after heat exchange(e.g., returned to the first pH adjustment procedure).

In the present invention, there is no particular restriction on thefirst heat exchange device 31, the second heat exchange device 32, thethird heat exchange device 33, and the fifth heat exchange device 35. Inother words, those heat exchangers may be conventional heat exchangersin the art, as long as they can attain the purpose of performing thefirst heat exchange with the waste water to be treated. Specifically,the heat exchange unit may be a jacket-type heat exchanger, plate-typeheat exchanger, or shell and tube heat exchanger, etc., preferably is aplate-type heat exchanger. The material of the heat exchanger may beselected as required. For example, to resist erosion of chloride ions, aheat exchanger made of duplex stainless steel, titanium and titaniumalloy, or hastelloy may be selected. At a low temperature, a heatexchanger made of plastic material may be selected.

According to the present invention, to take full advantage of the heatenergy in the first ammonia-containing vapor, preferably, through thefirst heat exchange, the temperature of the waste water to be treated is50° C.-370° C., more preferably is 72° C.-182° C., further preferably is85° C.-137° C., still further preferably is 102° C.-112° C.

In the present invention, there is no particular restriction on the pHadjustment method. For example, the pH of the waste water to be treatedmay be adjusted by adding an alkaline substance. There is no particularrestriction on the alkaline substance, as long as the alkaline substancecan attain the purpose of adjusting the pH. To avoid introducing any newimpurity into the waste water to be treated and improve the purity ofthe obtained crystal, the alkaline substance preferably is NaOH.

The alkaline substance may be added with a conventional method in theart. However, preferably the alkaline substance is mixed in the form ofwater solution with the waste water to be treated. For example, watersolution that contains the alkaline substance may be charged into apipeline through which the waste water to be treated is inputted. Thereis no particular restriction on the content of the alkaline substance inthe water solution, as long as the water solution can attain the purposeof adjusting the pH. However, to reduce the amount of water and furtherreduce the cost, preferably saturated water solution of the alkalinesubstance is used. To monitor the pH of the waste water to be treated,the pH of the waste water to be treated may be measured after the pHadjustment.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shownin FIG. 2 , the first evaporation process is performed in the firstevaporation device 2. Specifically, before the waste water to be treatedis loaded into the first heat exchange device 31, the third heatexchange device 33, or the fifth heat exchange device 35 for the firstheat exchange, pH adjustment is made for the first time by introducingwater solution that contains the alkaline substance into the pipelinethrough which the waste water to be treated is loaded into the heatexchange device and mixing the materials therein; then, the waste waterto be treated is loaded into the second heat exchange device 32 for thefirst heat exchange, and pH adjustment is made for the second time byintroducing the water solution that contains the alkaline substance intothe pipeline through which the waste water to be treated is loaded intothe second heat exchange device 32 and mixing the materials therein.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shownin FIG. 3 , the first evaporation process is performed in the firstevaporation device 2. Before the waste water to be treated is loadedinto the first heat exchange device 31, the third heat exchange device33, or the fifth heat exchange device 35 for the first heat exchange, pHadjustment is made for the first time by introducing water solution thatcontains the alkaline substance into the main pipeline through which thewaste water to be treated is loaded into the first heat exchange device31, the third heat exchange device 33 and the fifth heat exchange device35 and mixing the materials therein; then, pH adjustment is made for thesecond time by introducing the water solution that contains the alkalinesubstance into the pipeline through which the waste water to be treatedis loaded into the first evaporation device 2.

Through twice pH adjustments, the pH of the waste water to be treated isadjusted to be greater than 9, preferably greater than 10.8, before thewaste water to be treated is loaded into the first evaporation device 2.Preferably, through the first pH adjustment, the pH of the waste waterto be treated is adjusted to be greater than 7 (preferably is 7-9);through the second pH adjustment, the pH of the waste water to betreated is adjusted to be greater than 9 (preferably is greater than10.8). According to the present invention, preferably, the pH of thewaste water to be treated is adjusted to be greater than 7 before thefirst heat exchange.

To detect the pH after the first pH adjustment and the second pHadjustment, preferably a first pH measuring device 61 is provided in themain pipeline through which the waste water to be treated is loaded intothe first heat exchange device 31 to measure the pH after the first pHadjustment, and a second pH measuring device 62 is provided in thepipeline through which the waste water to be treated is loaded into thefirst evaporation device 2 to measure the pH after the second pHadjustment.

According to the present invention, the method may further comprisecrystallizing the first concentrated solution that contains sodiumsulfate crystal in a crystallization device to obtain crystal slurrythat contains sodium sulfate crystal. In that case, the evaporationconditions of the first evaporation shall ensure that the sodium sulfatecrystallizes and precipitates in the crystallization device while thesodium chloride doesn't precipitate. There is no particular restrictionon the crystallization device. For example, the crystallization devicemay be a crystal-liquid tank, crystal-liquid collection tank, thickenerwith a stirrer, or thickener without stirrer, etc. According to apreferred embodiment of the present invention, the crystallization isperformed in a crystal-liquid collection tank 56. There is no particularrestriction on the conditions of the crystallization. For example, theconditions of the crystallization may include: temperature: 45° C. orabove, preferably 95° C.-107° C., more preferably 85° C.-105° C.;crystallization time: 5 min.-24 h, preferably 5 min.-30 min.

According to the present invention, alternatively, the crystallizationprocess of the first concentrated solution that contains sodium sulfatecrystal may be performed in a first evaporation device with acrystallizer (e.g., a forced circulation evaporating crystallizer). Inthat case, the crystallization temperature is the temperature of thefirst evaporation. In the present invention, the crystallizationtemperature preferably is the same as the temperature of the firstevaporation.

According to the present invention, if crystallization is performed in aseparate crystallization device, the first evaporation must furtherensure that the sodium chloride doesn't crystalize and precipitate(i.e., the sodium chloride is not over-saturated); preferably, throughthe first evaporation, the concentration of sodium chloride in the firstconcentrated solution is X or lower (preferably 0.999X or lower, morepreferably 0.95X-0.999X, further preferably 0.99X-0.9967X), where, X isthe concentration of sodium chloride in the first concentrated solutionwhen both sodium chloride and sodium sulfate are saturated under theconditions of the crystallization.

In the present invention, through first solid-liquid separation of thefirst concentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate crystal, sodiumsulfate crystal and first mother liquid (i.e., a liquid phase obtainedin the first solid-liquid separation) are obtained. There is noparticular restriction on the method of the first solid-liquidseparation. For example, the method may be selected from one or more ofcentrifugation, filtering, and sedimentation.

According to the present invention, the first solid-liquid separationmay be performed in a first solid-liquid separation device (e.g.,centrifugal machine, band filter, or plate and frame filter, etc.).

After the first solid-liquid separation, the first mother liquidobtained in the first solid-liquid separation device 91 is storedtemporarily in a first mother liquid tank 53, and may be pumped by asixth circulation pump 76 into the second evaporation device 1 for thesecond evaporation. Besides, it is inevitable that the obtained sodiumsulfate crystal has some impurities absorbed thereon, such as chlorideions, free ammonia, and hydroxyl ions, etc. Preferably, the sodiumsulfate crystal is washed in first washing with water, the waste watercontaining ammonium salts, or sodium sulfate solution and dried, toremove the absorbed impurities, reduce off-odor of the solid salt,decrease causticity, and improve the purity of the crystal. To preventthe sodium sulfate crystal from dissolved in the washing process,preferably, the sodium sulfate crystal is washed with sodium sulfatesolution. More preferably, the concentration of the sodium sulfatesolution preferably is the concentration of sodium sulfate in watersolution where sodium chloride and sodium sulfate are saturated at thesame time at the temperature corresponding to the sodium sulfate crystalto be washed.

There is no particular restriction on the specific method for the firstsolid-liquid separation and the first washing. For example, the firstsolid-liquid separation and the first washing may be executed withconventional elutriation apparatus and solid-liquid separation apparatusin combination, or may be executed in a staged solid-liquid separationapparatus, such as a band filter. Preferably, the first washingcomprises elutriation and/or elution. There is no particular restrictionon the elutriation and elution. In other words, they can be executedwith a conventional method in the art. There is no particularrestriction on the number of cycles of the elutriation and elution. Forexample, one cycle or more may be selected. To obtain sodium sulfatecrystal at higher purity, preferably the elutriation and elution areexecuted for 2-4 cycles. In the elutriation process, the elutriationliquid usually is not reused by circulation if the waste watercontaining ammonium salts is used as the elutriating liquid; or theelutriation liquid may be reused by counter-current circulation if thewashing liquid recycled in the first washing is used as the elutriatingliquid. Before the elutriation is executed, preferably preliminarysolid-liquid separation is executed by sedimentation to obtain slurrythat contains sodium sulfate crystal (as long as the liquid content is35 mass % or lower; this step preferably is executed in an apparatusknown in the art, such as a sedimentation basin or sedimentation tank,etc.). In the elutriation process, in relation to 1 pbw (parts byweight) slurry that contains sodium sulfate crystal, the liquid used forthe elutriation is 1-20 pbw. The elution preferably is executed withsodium sulfate solution. To further improve the effect of theelutriation and obtain sodium sulfate crystal at higher purity, thewashing is executed preferably with the liquid obtained in the elution,more preferably with water or sodium sulfate solution. The liquidproduced in the washing preferably is returned to a position before thepH adjustment is finished before the first evaporation. For example, theliquid may be returned to the second pH adjustment process through aneighth circulation pump 78, and then fed into the first evaporationdevice 2.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the firstconcentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate, which is obtained inthe evaporation in the first evaporation device 2, is treated throughpreliminary solid-liquid separation by sedimentation, the treated firstconcentrated solution is elutriated for the first time with the wastewater containing ammonium salts in an elutriation tank, then iselutriated for the second time with the liquid obtained in the follow-upsodium sulfate crystal washing in another elutriation tank, and finallythe slurry obtained through twice elutriations is loaded into asolid-liquid separation device for solid-liquid separation; then, thecrystal obtained in the solid-liquid separation is eluted with sodiumsulfate solution, and the liquid obtained in the elution is returned tothe second elutriation. Through the above washing process, the purity ofthe obtained sodium sulfate crystal is improved, no excessive washingliquid is introduced into the system, and the efficiency of the wastewater treatment is improved.

In the present invention, the evaporation conditions of the secondevaporation may be selected appropriately as required.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in thecase that the low temperature treatment is not performed, the secondevaporation attains a purpose of causing the sodium chloride tocrystallize and precipitate while preventing the sodium sulfate fromprecipitating. The conditions of the second evaporation may include:temperature: 30° C.-85° C.; pressure: −98 kPa-−58 kPa. in considerationof improving evaporation efficiency and reducing equipment cost andenergy consumption, preferably, the conditions of the second evaporationinclude: temperature: 35° C.-60° C.; pressure: −97.5 kPa-−87 kPa;preferably, the conditions of the second evaporation include:temperature: 40° C.-60° C.; pressure: −97 kPa-−87 kPa; preferably, theconditions of the second evaporation include: temperature: 45° C.-60°C.; pressure: −95 kPa-−87 kPa; preferably, the conditions of the secondevaporation include: temperature: 45° C.-55° C.; pressure: −95 kPa-−90kPa.

By performing the second evaporation under the above conditions, sodiumsulfate doesn't crystalize while sodium chloride crystalizes, andthereby the purity of the obtained sodium chloride crystal is ensured.

In the above case that the low temperature treatment is not performed,the second evaporation ensures that the sodium sulfate in the secondconcentrated solution doesn't crystallize and precipitate (i.e., thesodium sulfate is not over-saturated); preferably, through the secondevaporation, the concentration of sodium sulfate in the secondconcentrated solution is Y or lower (preferably 0.9Y-0.99Y, morepreferably 0.95Y-0.98Y), where, Y is the concentration of sodium sulfatein the second concentrated solution when both sodium sulfate and sodiumchloride are saturated under the conditions of the second evaporation.By controlling the degree of the second evaporation within theabove-mentioned range, sodium chloride crystallizes and precipitates asfar as possible while sodium sulfate doesn't precipitate. By causing thesodium chloride to crystallize in the second evaporation as far aspossible, the waste water treatment efficiency can be improved, andenergy waste can be reduced.

In the present invention, to attain the purpose that the sodium chloridedoesn't crystallize and precipitate in the first evaporation and thesodium sulfate crystal doesn't crystallize and precipitate in the secondevaporation, preferably the conditions of the first evaporation and thesecond evaporation meet: the temperature of the first evaporation ishigher than the temperature of the second evaporation by 5° C. or above,preferably higher by 20° C. or above, more preferably higher by 35°C.-70° C., particularly preferably higher by 40° C.-60° C. Bycontrolling the temperature of the first evaporation and the temperatureof the second evaporation, the sodium sulfate and the sodium chloridecrystallize and precipitate respectively, and thereby the purity of theobtained sodium sulfate and sodium chloride crystal is improved.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in thecase that the low temperature treatment is performed, the secondevaporation attains a purpose of ensuring there is no sodium sulfatecrystal in the treated liquid. The conditions of the second evaporationmay include: temperature: 35° C. or above; pressure: −95 kPa or above;in consideration of improving evaporation efficiency and reducingequipment cost and energy consumption, preferably, the conditions of thesecond evaporation include: temperature: 45° C.-175° C.; pressure: −95kPa-18110 kPa; preferably, the conditions of the second evaporationinclude: temperature: 45° C.-175° C.; pressure: −95 kPa-653 kPa;preferably, the conditions of the second evaporation include:temperature: 60° C.-175° C.; pressure: −87 kPa-18110 kPa; preferably,the conditions of the second evaporation include: temperature: 60°C.-175° C.; pressure: −87 kPa-653 kPa; preferably, the conditions of thesecond evaporation include: temperature: 75° C.-175° C.; pressure: −73kPa-653 kPa; preferably, the conditions of the second evaporationinclude: temperature: 80° C.-130° C.; pressure: −66 kPa-117 kPa;preferably, the conditions of the second evaporation include:temperature: 95° C.-110° C.; pressure: −37 kPa-12 kPa; preferably, theconditions of the second evaporation include: temperature: 100° C.-110°C.; pressure: −23 kPa-12 kPa.

By performing the second evaporation under the above-mentionedconditions, the evaporation efficiency can be improved, and the energyconsumption can be reduced. The sodium sulfate crystal in theconcentrated solution is fully dissolved through the low temperaturetreatment while a maximum amount of evaporation (concentration multiple)is ensured, so as to ensure the purity of the obtained sodium chloridecrystal.

In the present invention, the operating pressure of the secondevaporation preferably is the saturated vapor pressure of the evaporatedfeed liquid.

In addition, the amount of evaporation in the second evaporation may beselected appropriately according to the processing capacity of theapparatus and the amount of the waste water to be treated.

For example, the amount of evaporation may be 0.1 m³/h or more (e.g.,0.1 m³/h-500 m³/h).

In the above case that the low temperature treatment is performed, thesecond evaporation ensures that the sodium chloride in the liquid phaseobtained in the first solid-liquid separation crystallizes andprecipitate; preferably the sodium chloride and sodium sulfate in theliquid phase obtained in the first solid-liquid separation crystallizeand precipitate at the same time, then treated solution that containssodium chloride crystal at higher purity is obtained through the lowtemperature treatment.

Preferably, through the second evaporation, the concentration of sodiumsulfate in the treated solution is Y′ or lower (preferably 0.9Y′-0.99Y′,more preferably 0.95Y′-0.98Y′), wherein Y′ is the concentration ofsodium sulfate in the treated solution when both sodium sulfate andsodium chloride are saturated under the conditions of the lowtemperature treatment. By controlling the degree of the secondevaporation within the above-mentioned range, sodium chloridecrystallizes and precipitates as far as possible while the precipitatingsodium sulfate is fully dissolved under the conditions of the lowtemperature treatment. By causing the sodium chloride to crystallize inthe second evaporation as far as possible, the waste water treatmentefficiency can be improved, and energy waste can be reduced.

In the present invention, the degree of the second evaporation isascertained by monitoring the amount of evaporation (or amount of thecondensate) in the second evaporation or the concentration of theconcentrated solution. Specifically, if the degree of the secondevaporation is ascertained by measuring the amount of evaporation, aconcentration multiple is controlled by controlling the amount ofevaporation (i.e., the amount of secondary steam or amount of ammonia),and the degree of concentration by evaporation is monitored by measuringthe amount of evaporation, so that the sodium sulfate precipitating inthe concentrated solution obtained in the evaporation can be dissolvedthrough the low temperature treatment. Specifically, a mass flowmetermay be used to measure the flow and thereby measure the amount of thesecondary steam; or the amount of the condensate may be measured; if thedegree of the second evaporation is ascertained by measuring theconcentration, the sodium sulfate in the concentrated solution doesn'tcrystallize and precipitate in the evaporation by controlling theconcentration of the concentrated solution obtained in the evaporationwith the above-mentioned range, and the concentration of the liquidobtained through the evaporation is monitored by measuring the density;specifically, a densitometer may be used to measure the density.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the secondevaporation process is executed in the second evaporation device 1, thefirst mother liquid is charged into the second evaporation device 1 witha sixth circulation pump 76 for the second evaporation, to obtain secondammonia-containing vapor and second concentrated solution that containssodium chloride crystal.

According to the present invention, there is no particular restrictionon the low temperature treatment method, as long as the temperature iscontrolled appropriately in the low temperature treatment so that thesodium sulfate crystal in the second concentrated solution that containssodium chloride crystal obtained in the second evaporation is dissolved.Preferably, the temperature of the low temperature treatment is lowerthan the temperature of the second evaporation. Specifically, theconditions of the low temperature treatment may include: temperature:13° C.-100° C., preferably 15° C.-45° C., more preferably 15° C.-35° C.,further preferably 17.9° C.-35° C., still further preferably 20° C.-30°C.; for example, the temperature may be 18° C., 19° C., 20° C., 21° C.,22° C., 23° C., 24° C., 25° C., 26° C., 27° C., 28° C., 29° C., 30° C.,31° C., 32° C., 33° C., 34° C., 35° C., 36° C., 37° C., 38° C., 39° C.,40° C., 41° C., 42° C., 43° C., 44° C., 45° C., 46° C., 47° C., 48° C.,49° C., 50° C., 55° C. or 60° C. To ensure the effect of the lowtemperature treatment, the retention time of the low temperaturetreatment may be 10 min.-600 min., preferably is 20 min.-300 min., morepreferably is 50 min.-70 min., even more preferably is 55 min.-65 min.

In the present invention, by controlling the conditions of the secondevaporation and the low temperature treatment, the second evaporationmay be executed at a higher vaporization temperature and an evaporationpressure closer to normal pressure, so as to avoid the problem of lowefficiency of evaporation at a lower temperature; thus, the vaporizationefficiency can be improved, the energy consumption in the evaporationprocess can be reduced, and the waste water treatment speed can beimproved. On that basis, the temperature control for the low temperaturetreatment is easier and simpler, and the low temperature treatment maybe executed at a temperature lower than the evaporation temperature(e.g., 45° C. or lower), to further facilitate dissolution of sodiumsulfate and precipitation of sodium chloride.

In the present invention, the low temperature treatment may be performedin any conventional cooling device in the art. For example, a lowtemperature treatment tank 55 may be used. Preferably, the lowtemperature treatment tank 55 may be equipped with a cooling componentin it; specifically, the cooling component may be a component thatintroduces cooling water. With the cooling component, the secondconcentrated solution in the low temperature treatment tank can becooled quickly. Preferably, the low temperature treatment tank 55 may beequipped with a stirring component in it. Under the stirring action ofthe stirring component, the solid phase and liquid phase distributionand the temperature distribution in the second concentrated solution areuniform, and a purpose that the sodium sulfate crystal is dissolvedfully and the sodium chloride crystal precipitates as far as possible isattained.

In the present invention, to attain the purpose that the sodium chloridedoesn't crystallize and precipitate in the first evaporation and thesodium sulfate crystal that has precipitated in the second evaporationcan be dissolved in the low temperature treatment process, preferablythe conditions of the first evaporation and the low temperaturetreatment meet: the temperature of the first evaporation is higher thanthe temperature of the low temperature treatment by 5° C. or more,preferably higher by 20° C. or more, more preferably higher by 35°C.-90° C., further preferably higher by 35° C.-70° C., particularlypreferably higher by 50° C.-60° C. By controlling the temperature of thefirst evaporation and the temperature of the low temperature treatment,the sodium sulfate crystallizes and precipitates separately in the firstevaporation, and the sodium sulfate can be dissolved in the lowtemperature treatment if sodium sulfate crystal and sodium chloridecrystal have precipitated in the second evaporation, and thereby thepurity of the obtained sodium sulfate and sodium chloride crystal isimproved.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shownin FIG. 3 , the second ammonia-containing vapor obtained in theevaporation in the second evaporation device 1 performs the second heatexchange with the first mother liquid (or mixed solution of the firstmother liquid, the circulating liquid and the second eluent) in thefourth heat exchange device 34, and second ammonia is obtained.According to the present invention, after the second heat exchange, thetemperature of the first mother liquid (or mixed solution of the firstmother liquid, the circulating liquid and the second eluent) is 35° C.or above, preferably is 50° C.-200° C., further preferably is 75°C.-184° C., still further preferably is 102° C.-117° C.

There is no particular restriction on the fourth heat exchange device34. In other words, the fourth heat exchange device 34 may be anyconventional heat exchanger in the art, as long as it can attain thepurpose of condensing the second ammonia-containing vapor. Specifically,the heat exchanger may be a jacket-type heat exchanger, a plate-typeheat exchanger, shell and tube heat exchanger, or spiral screwed tubeheat exchanger, etc. The material of the heat exchanger may be selectedas required. For example, since the secondary steam is not corrosive tostainless steel, preferably a stainless steel spiral screwed tube heatexchanger is used.

In the present invention, the second concentrated solution that containssodium chloride crystal or the treated solution obtained in the lowtemperature treatment are treated by second solid-liquid separation toobtain sodium chloride crystal and second mother liquid (i.e., a liquidphase obtained in the second solid-liquid separation). There is noparticular restriction on the method of the second solid-liquidseparation. For example, the method may be selected from one or more ofcentrifugation, filtering, and sedimentation.

According to the present invention, the second solid-liquid separationmay be performed in a second solid-liquid separation device (e.g.,centrifugal machine, band filter, or plate and frame filter, etc.).

After the second solid-liquid separation, the second mother liquidobtained in the second solid-liquid separation device 92 is temporarilystored in a second mother liquid tank 54, and may be returned to thefirst evaporation device 2 for the first evaporation again.Specifically, the second mother liquid may be returned by means of aninth circulation pump 79 to a position before the first pH adjustmentor the second pH adjustment and is mixed with the waste water containingammonium salts to obtain the waste water to be treated. Besides, it isinevitable that the obtained sodium chloride crystal has some impuritiesabsorbed thereon, such as sulfate ions, free ammonia, and hydroxyl ions,etc. Preferably, the sodium chloride crystal is washed in a secondwashing with water, the waste water containing ammonium salts, or sodiumchloride solution and dried, to remove the absorbed impurities, reduceoff-odor of the solid salt, decrease causticity, and improve the purityof the crystal. To prevent the sodium chloride crystal from dissolved inthe washing process, preferably, the sodium chloride crystal is washedwith sodium chloride solution. More preferably, the concentration of thesodium chloride solution preferably is the concentration of sodiumchloride in water solution where sodium chloride and sodium sulfate aresaturated at the same time at the temperature corresponding to thesodium chloride crystal to be washed.

There is no particular restriction on the specific method for the secondsolid-liquid separation and the second washing. For example, the secondsolid-liquid separation and the second washing may be executed withconventional elutriation apparatus and solid-liquid separation apparatusin combination, or may be executed in a staged solid-liquid separationapparatus, such as a band filter. Preferably, the second washingcomprises elutriation and/or elution. There is no particular restrictionon the elutriation and elution. In other words, they can be executedwith a conventional method in the art. There is no particularrestriction on the number of cycles of the elutriation and elution. Forexample, one cycle or more may be selected. To obtain sodium chloridecrystal at higher purity, preferably the elutriation and elution areexecuted for 2-4 cycles. In the elutriation process, the elutriationliquid usually is not reused by circulation if the waste watercontaining ammonium salts is used as the elutriating liquid; or theelutriation liquid may be reused by counter-current circulation if thewashing liquid recycled in the second washing is used as the elutriatingliquid. Before the elutriation is executed, preferably preliminarysolid-liquid separation is executed by sedimentation to obtain slurrythat contains sodium chloride crystal (as long as the liquid content is35 mass % or lower; this step preferably is executed in an apparatusknown in the art, such as a sedimentation basin or sedimentation tank,etc.). In the elutriation process, in relation to 1 pbw slurry thatcontains sodium chloride crystal, the liquid used for the elutriation is1-20 pbw. The elution preferably is executed with sodium chloridesolution (the concentration of the sodium chloride solution preferablyis the concentration of sodium chloride in water solution where bothsodium chloride and sodium sulfate are saturated at the temperaturecorresponding to the sodium chloride crystal to be washed). To furtherimprove the effect of the elutriation and obtain sodium chloride crystalat higher purity, the washing is executed preferably with the liquidobtained in the elution. For the liquid produced in the washing,preferably the elutriant of the waste water containing ammonium salts isreturned to a position before the second pH adjustment before theevaporation in the first evaporation device, and other washing liquidsare returned to the second evaporation device. For example, as shown inFIG. 3 , the liquid is returned by means of a tenth circulation pump 80to the second evaporation device 1 for the second evaporation again.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the secondconcentrated solution that contains sodium chloride crystal or thetreated solution is treated through preliminary solid-liquid separationby sedimentation, the obtained solution is elutriated for the first timewith the waste water containing ammonium salts in an elutriation tank,then is elutriated for the second time with the liquid obtained in thefollow-up sodium chloride crystal washing in another elutriation tank,and finally the slurry obtained through twice elutriations is loadedinto the second solid-liquid separation device for solid-liquidseparation; then, the crystal obtained in the solid-liquid separation iseluted with sodium chloride solution (the concentration of the sodiumchloride solution is the concentration of sodium chloride in watersolution where both sodium chloride and sodium sulfate are saturated atthe temperature corresponding to the sodium chloride crystal to bewashed), and the liquid obtained in the elution is returned as elutriantto the second elutriation. Through the above washing process thatincorporates elutriation and elution, the purity of the obtained sodiumchloride crystal is improved, no excessive washing liquid is introducedinto the system, and the efficiency of the waste water treatment isimproved.

In the present invention, when MVR evaporation devices are used toperform the first evaporation and/or second evaporation, to improve thecontent of solids in the MVR evaporation device and decrease the ammoniacontent in the liquid, preferably a part of the liquid (i.e., the liquidin the MVR evaporation device, hereinafter also referred to ascirculating liquid) after evaporation in the MVR evaporation device isheated and then circulated to the MVR evaporation device forevaporation. There is no particular restriction on the proportion of thepart of liquid circulated to the MVR evaporation device after theevaporation in the MVR evaporation device. For example, the firstrecirculation ratio for the first evaporation may be 10-200, preferablyis 40-100; the second recirculation ratio for the second evaporation maybe 0.1-100, preferably is 5-50. Here, the recirculation ratio refers tothe ratio of the recirculated amount to the difference of total amountof liquid in the MVR evaporation device and the recirculated amount.Preferably, the first circulating liquid in the first evaporation isreturned to a position before the pH adjustment is finished before thefirst evaporation. As shown in FIG. 2 , the first circulating liquid maybe returned by means of a second circulation pump 72 to the waste watertransport pipeline between the first heat exchange device 31 and thesecond heat exchange device 32 and mixed with the waste water to betreated therein, and then the obtained mixture is treated by the secondpH adjustment, performs heat exchange in the second heat exchange device32, and finally is fed into the first evaporation device 2. Preferably,the second circulating liquid in the second evaporation is returned to aposition before the second heat exchange is finished. As shown in FIG. 2, the second circulating liquid may be returned by means of a seventhcirculation pump 77 to the fourth heat exchange device 34 for heatexchange, and finally is fed into the second evaporation device 1.

In the present invention, if MVR evaporation devices are used to performthe first evaporation and/or the second evaporation, the method furthercomprises compressing the first ammonia-containing vapor and/or thesecond ammonia-containing vapor. The compression may be executed with acompressor, such as a first compressor 101 and a second compressor 102.By compressing the ammonia-containing vapor, energy is fed into the MVRevaporation system to ensure that the waste water temperaturerise—evaporation—temperature drop process is executed continuously.Initiation steam has to be inputted for initiating the MVR evaporationprocess, but the energy is solely supplied by means of the compressorsin the continuous operation state, without any other energy input. Thecompressors may be conventional compressors in the art, such ascentrifugal compressors, turbine compressors, or roots compressors, etc.Through compression with the compressors, the temperature of theammonia-containing vapor is increased by 5° C.-20° C.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, after thefirst ammonia-containing vapor is treated by the first heat exchange andcondensation, the remaining tail gas is treated by ammonia removal andthen is vented; after the second ammonia-containing vapor is treated bythe second heat exchange and condensation, the remaining tail gas istreated by ammonia removal and then is vented. The remaining tail gasafter the first ammonia-containing vapor is treated by the first heatexchange and condensation is the tail gas discharged from the secondheat exchange device 32, and the remaining tail gas after the secondammonia-containing vapor is treated by the second heat exchange andcondensation is the tail gas discharged from the fourth heat exchangedevice 34. By removing ammonia from the above-mentioned tail gas, thecontent of pollutants in the tail gas can be further decreased, so thatthe tail gas can be vented directly.

The present invention further provides a method for treating waste watercontaining ammonium salts that contains NH₄ ⁺, SO₄ ²⁻, Cl⁻ and Na⁺,which comprises the following steps:

1) treating waste water to be treated by third evaporation, to obtainthird ammonia-containing vapor and third concentrated solution thatcontains sodium chloride crystal, wherein the waste water to be treatedcontains the waste water containing ammonium salts;

2) treating the third concentrated solution that contains sodiumchloride crystal by third solid-liquid separation, and treating theliquid phase obtained in the third solid-liquid separation by fourthevaporation, to obtain fourth ammonia-containing vapor and fourthconcentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate crystal;

3) treating the fourth concentrated solution that contains sodiumsulfate crystal by fourth solid-liquid separation;

wherein the pH of the waste water to be treated is adjusted to a valuegreater than 9, before the waste water to be treated is treated by thethird evaporation; in the fourth evaporation, sodium chloride doesn'tcrystalize and precipitate; in relation to 1 mol SO₄ ²⁻ contained in thewaste water to be treated, the Cl⁻ contained in the waste water to betreated is 7.15 mol or more.

Preferably, the waste water to be treated is the waste water containingammonium salts; or the waste water to be treated contains the wastewater containing ammonium salts and the liquid phase obtained in thefourth solid-liquid separation.

More preferably, the waste water to be treated is mixed solution of thewaste water containing ammonium salts and at least a part of the liquidphase obtained in the fourth solid-liquid separation.

Further preferably, the waste water to be treated is mixed solution ofthe waste water containing ammonium salts and the liquid phase obtainedin the fourth solid-liquid separation.

Preferably, the pH of the waste water to be treated is adjusted to avalue greater than 10.8, before the waste water to be treated is treatedby the third evaporation. Besides, there is no particular restriction onthe upper limit of the pH of the waste water to be treated. For example,the pH may be 14 or lower, preferably is 13.5 or lower, more preferablyis 13 or lower.

The method provided in the present invention can treat waste water thatcontains NH₄ ⁺, SO₄ ²⁻, Cl⁻ and Na⁺, and there is particular restrictionon the waste water containing ammonium salts, except that the wastewater contains NH₄ ⁺, SO₄ ²⁻, Cl⁻ and Na⁺. In consideration of improvingthe waste water treatment efficiency, in relation to 1 mol SO₄ ²⁻contained in the waste water to be treated, the Cl⁻ contained in thewaste water to be treated is 7.15 mol or more, preferably is 9.5 mol ormore, more preferably is 10 mol or more, preferably is 50 mol or less,more preferably is 40 mol or less, further preferably is 30 mol or less,such as 8-20 mol, preferably 8-12 mol, preferably 11-20 mol, morepreferably 10-12 mol or 11-15 mol. By controlling the molar ratio of SO₄²⁻ to Cl⁻ within the above-mentioned range, sodium chloride precipitatesfully in third evaporation, and thereby a purpose of separating sodiumchloride efficiently is attained. In addition, as described above andbelow, in the present invention, the liquid phase obtained in the fourthsolid-liquid separation may be circulated to the third evaporationstage, and thereby the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ to Cl⁻ in the waste waterto be treated is adjusted and sodium hydroxide balance is maintained.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in thecase that the low temperature treatment is not performed, the thirdevaporation ensures that the sodium sulfate doesn't crystalize andprecipitate, which means that the concentration of sodium sulfate in themixed system doesn't exceed the solubility under the conditions of thethird evaporation (including, but not limited to temperature and pH,etc.), without excluding sodium sulfate entrained in the sodium chloridecrystal or absorbed to the surface of the sodium chloride crystal. Owingto the fact that the moisture content in the crystal after solid-liquidseparation is different, usually the content of sodium sulfate in theobtained sodium chloride crystal is 8 mass % or lower (preferably 4 mass% or lower). In the present invention, it is deemed that the sodiumsulfate doesn't crystalize and precipitate if the content of sodiumsulfate in the obtained sodium chloride crystal is 8 mass % or lower.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, themethod further comprises: treating the third concentrated solution thatcontains sodium chloride crystal by low temperature treatment, to obtaintreated solution that contains sodium chloride crystal; then treatingthe treated solution that contains sodium chloride crystal by thirdsolid-liquid separation. Namely, the method comprises the followingsteps:

1) treating waste water to be treated by third evaporation, to obtainthird ammonia-containing vapor and third concentrated solution thatcontains sodium chloride crystal, wherein the waste water to be treatedcontains the waste water containing ammonium salts;

2) treating the third concentrated solution that contains sodiumchloride crystal by low temperature treatment, to obtain treatedsolution that contains sodium chloride crystal;

3) treating the treated solution that contains sodium chloride crystalby third solid-liquid separation, and treating the liquid phase obtainedin the third solid-liquid separation by fourth evaporation, to obtainfourth ammonia-containing vapor and fourth concentrated solution thatcontains sodium sulfate crystal;

4) treating the fourth concentrated solution that contains sodiumsulfate crystal by fourth solid-liquid separation.

In the above case that the low temperature treatment is performed,sodium chloride crystal precipitates in the third evaporation. Inconsideration of improving the treatment efficiency, preferably bothsodium chloride crystal and sodium sulfate crystal precipitate in thethird evaporation, and thereby third concentrated solution that containssodium sulfate crystal and sodium chloride crystal is obtained. In thecase that third concentrated solution that contains sodium sulfatecrystal and sodium chloride crystal is obtained, the third evaporationmust ensure that the sodium sulfate crystal will be dissolved in the lowtemperature treatment. Specifically, third concentrated solution thatcontains sodium sulfate crystal and sodium chloride crystal is obtainedin the third evaporation, and the sodium sulfate crystal can bedissolved fully in the low temperature treatment. By controlling theamount of evaporation in the third evaporation, sodium sulfate andsodium chloride crystalize and precipitate at the same time (i.e., thirdconcentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate crystal and sodiumchloride crystal is obtained in the third evaporation), and then thesodium sulfate crystal in the third concentrated solution that containssodium sulfate crystal and sodium chloride crystal is dissolved and thesodium chloride further crystalize and precipitate in the lowtemperature treatment, so that treated solution that only containssodium chloride crystal is obtained.

The treated solution that contains sodium chloride crystal doesn'texclude the sodium sulfate entrained in the sodium chloride crystal orabsorbed to the surface of the sodium chloride crystal. Owing to thefact that the moisture content in the crystal after solid-liquidseparation is different, usually the content of sodium sulfate in theobtained sodium chloride crystal is 8 mass % or lower (preferably 4 mass% or lower). In the present invention, it is deemed that the sodiumsulfate has been dissolved if the content of sodium sulfate in theobtained sodium chloride crystal is 8 mass % or lower.

In the present invention, the fourth evaporation ensures that the sodiumchloride doesn't crystalize and precipitate, which means that theconcentration of sodium chloride in the mixed system is controlled sothat it doesn't exceed the solubility under the conditions of the fourthevaporation (including, but not limited to temperature and pH, etc.),without excluding sodium chloride entrained in the sodium sulfatecrystal or absorbed to the surface of the sodium sulfate crystal. Owingto the fact that the moisture content in the crystal after solid-liquidseparation is different, usually the content of sodium chloride in theobtained sodium sulfate crystal is 8 mass % or lower (preferably 4 mass%). In the present invention, it is deemed that the sodium chloridedoesn't crystalize and precipitate if the content of sodium chloride inthe obtained sodium sulfate crystal is 8 mass % or lower.

In the present invention, it is understood that both the thirdammonia-containing vapor and the fourth ammonia-containing vapor aresecondary steam referred in the art. All the pressure values are gaugepressure values.

According to the present invention, there is no particular restrictionon the specific execution of the third evaporation and the fourthevaporation, as long as the third evaporation and the fourth evaporationcan attain the purpose of evaporation under corresponding evaporationconditions. For example, the third evaporation and the fourthevaporation may be executed respectively in a conventional evaporationdevice in the art. Specifically, the evaporation device may be one ormore of MVR evaporation device, multi-effect evaporation device,single-effect evaporation device and flash evaporation device. Whereinthe third evaporation preferably is executed in a MVR evaporationdevice; the fourth evaporation preferably is executed in a MVRevaporation device. The third evaporation may be executed in the firstevaporation unit of the waste water treatment apparatus in FIG. 1 , thefourth evaporation may be executed in the second evaporation unit of thewaste water treatment apparatus in FIG. 1 .

The types and uses of the MVR evaporation device, multi-effectevaporation device, single-effect evaporation device and flashevaporation device may be the same as those in the above-mentionedembodiment, and will not be further detailed here.

In the present invention, the conditions of the third evaporation may beselected appropriately as required.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in thecase that the low temperature treatment is not performed, the thirdevaporation attains a purpose of causing the sodium chloride tocrystallize and precipitate while preventing the sodium sulfate fromprecipitating. The conditions of the third evaporation may include:temperature: 30° C.-85° C.; pressure: −98 kPa-−58 kPa. To improvevaporization efficiency, preferably, the conditions of the thirdevaporation include: temperature: 35° C.-60° C.; pressure: −97.5 kPa-−87kPa; preferably, the conditions of the third evaporation include:temperature: 40° C.-60° C.; pressure: −97 kPa-−87 kPa; preferably, theconditions of the third evaporation include: temperature: 45° C.-60° C.;pressure: −95 kPa-−87 kPa; preferably, the conditions of the thirdevaporation include: temperature: 45° C.-55° C.; pressure: −95 kPa-−90kPa.

By performing the third evaporation under the above conditions, sodiumsulfate doesn't crystalize while sodium chloride crystalizes, andthereby the purity of the obtained sodium chloride crystal is ensured.

In the above case that the low temperature treatment is not performed,the sodium sulfate in the waste water to be treated doesn't crystallizeand precipitate in the third evaporation (i.e., the sodium sulfate isnot over-saturated); preferably, through the third evaporation, theconcentration of sodium sulfate in the third concentrated solution is Yor lower (preferably 0.9Y-0.99Y, more preferably 0.95Y-0.98Y), where, Yis the concentration of sodium sulfate in the third concentratedsolution when both sodium chloride and sodium sulfate are saturatedunder the conditions of the third evaporation. By controlling the degreeof the third evaporation within the above-mentioned range, sodiumchloride crystallizes and precipitates as far as possible while sodiumsulfate doesn't precipitate. By causing the sodium chloride tocrystallize in the third evaporation as far as possible, the waste watertreatment efficiency can be improved, and energy waste can be reduced.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in thecase that the low temperature treatment is performed, the thirdevaporation attains a purpose of ensuring there is no sodium sulfatecrystal in the treated liquid. The conditions of the third evaporationmay include: temperature: 35° C. or above; pressure: −95 kPa or above.To improve vaporization efficiency, preferably, the conditions of thethird evaporation include: temperature: 45° C.-175° C.; pressure: −95kPa-18110 kPa; preferably, temperature: 45° C.-175° C.; pressure: −95kPa-653 kPa; preferably, temperature: 60° C.-175° C.; pressure: −87kPa-18110 kPa; preferably, temperature: 60° C.-175° C.; pressure: −87kPa-653 kPa; preferably, temperature: 75° C.-175° C.; pressure: −73kPa-653 kPa; preferably, temperature: 80° C.-130° C.; pressure: −66kPa-117 kPa; preferably, temperature: 95° C.-110° C.; pressure: −37kPa-12 kPa; preferably, temperature: 100° C.-110° C.; pressure: −23kPa-12 kPa.

By performing the third evaporation under the above-mentionedconditions, the evaporation efficiency can be improved, and the energyconsumption can be reduced. The sodium sulfate crystal in the thirdconcentrated solution is fully dissolved through the low temperaturetreatment while a maximum amount of evaporation (concentration multiple)is ensured, so as to ensure the purity of the obtained sodium chloridecrystal.

In the present invention, the operating pressure of the thirdevaporation preferably is the saturated vapor pressure of the evaporatedfeed liquid.

In the present invention, the flow rate of the third evaporation may beselected appropriately according to the processing capacity of theapparatus. For example, the flow rate may be 0.1 m³/h or higher (e.g.,0.1 m³/h-500 m³/h).

According to the present invention, by controlling the conditions of thethird evaporation, 90 mass % or more (preferably 95 mass % or more)ammonia in the waste water to be treated can be evaporated, and therebythird ammonia at high concentration can be obtained. The third ammoniamay be directly reused in the catalyst production process, or it may beneutralized with acid to obtain ammonium salt and then is reused in theform of the ammonium salt, or it can be blended with water andcorresponding ammonium salt or ammonia and then reused.

In the above case that the low temperature treatment is performed, thesodium chloride in the waste water to be treated crystallizes andprecipitates in the third evaporation; preferably, both the sodiumchloride and the sodium sulfate in the waste water to be treatedcrystallize and precipitate at the same time in the third evaporation,so that treated solution that contains sodium chloride crystal at higherpurity is obtained through the low temperature treatment. Preferably,through the third evaporation, the concentration of sodium sulfate inthe treated solution is Y′ or lower (preferably 0.9Y′-0.99Y′, morepreferably 0.95Y′-0.98Y′), wherein Y′ is the concentration of sodiumsulfate in the treated solution when both sodium chloride and sodiumsulfate are saturated under the conditions of the low temperaturetreatment. By controlling the degree of the third evaporation within theabove-mentioned range, sodium chloride crystallizes and precipitates asfar as possible while sodium sulfate is dissolved through the lowtemperature treatment. By causing the sodium chloride to crystallize inthe third evaporation as far as possible, the waste water treatmentefficiency can be improved, and energy waste can be reduced.

In the present invention, the degree of the third evaporation isascertained by monitoring the amount of evaporation (or amount of thecondensate) in the third evaporation or the concentration of theconcentrated solution. Specifically, if the degree of the secondevaporation is ascertained by measuring the amount of evaporation, aconcentration multiple is controlled by controlling the amount ofevaporation (i.e., the amount of secondary steam or amount of ammonia),and the degree of concentration by evaporation is monitored by measuringthe amount of evaporation, so that the sodium sulfate precipitating inthe concentrated solution obtained in the evaporation can be dissolvedthrough the low temperature treatment. Specifically, a mass flowmetermay be used to measure the flow and thereby measure the amount of thesecondary steam; or the amount of the condensate may be measured; if thedegree of the second evaporation is ascertained by measuring theconcentration, the sodium sulfate in the concentrated solution doesn'tcrystallize and precipitate in the evaporation by controlling theconcentration of the concentrated solution obtained in the evaporationwith the above-mentioned range, and the concentration of the liquidobtained through the evaporation is monitored by measuring the density;specifically, a densitometer may be used to measure the density.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, before thewaste water to be treated is treated by the third evaporation, the wastewater to be treated performs first heat exchange with the thirdammonia-containing vapor or the third ammonia (condensate of the thirdammonia-containing vapor). There is no particular restriction on thespecific method of the first heat exchange; in other words, the firstheat exchange may be executed in a conventional heat exchange method inthe art.

The first heat exchange may be executed for one or more times,preferably 2-4 times, more preferably 2-3 times. Through the first heatexchange, the outputted ammonia is cooled, and the heat is circulatedinside the treatment apparatus as far as possible; thus, the energy isutilized reasonably, and waste is reduced.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shownin FIG. 6 , the first heat exchange is executed in the first heatexchange device 31, the fifth heat exchange device 35, and the secondheat exchange device 32. Specifically, the third ammonia-containingvapor obtained in the evaporation in the first evaporation device 2flows through the second heat exchange device 32 and the first heatexchange device 31 sequentially, and the third concentrated solutionthat contains sodium chloride crystal flows through the fifth heatexchange device 35; at the same time, the waste water to be treatedflows through the first heat exchange device 31 or the fifth heatexchange device 35 for the first heat exchange, and then flows throughthe second heat exchange device 32 for the first heat exchange. Throughthe first heat exchange, the waste water to be treated is heated up sothat it can be evaporated more easily; at the same time, the thirdammonia-containing vapor is condensed to obtain third ammonia, which maybe stored in a first ammonia storage tank 51.

In the present invention, there is no particular restriction on thefirst heat exchange device 31, the fifth heat exchange device 35, andthe second heat exchange device 32. In other words, those heatexchangers may be conventional heat exchangers in the art, as long asthey can attain the purpose of performing the first heat exchangebetween the third ammonia-containing vapor and the waste water to betreated. Specifically, the heat exchange unit may be a jacket-type heatexchanger, plate-type heat exchanger, or shell and tube heat exchanger,etc., preferably is a plate-type heat exchanger. The material of theheat exchanger may be selected as required. For example, to resisterosion of chloride ions, a heat exchanger made of duplex stainlesssteel, titanium and titanium alloy, or hastelloy may be selected. At alow temperature, a heat exchanger made of plastic material may beselected.

According to the present invention, to take full advantage of the heatenergy in the third ammonia-containing vapor, preferably, through thefirst heat exchange, the temperature of the waste water to be treated is52° C.-182° C., more preferably is 67° C.-182° C., further preferably is87° C.-137° C., still further preferably is 102° C.-117° C.

In the present invention, there is no particular restriction on the pHadjustment method. For example, the pH of the waste water to be treatedmay be adjusted by adding an alkaline substance. There is no particularrestriction on the alkaline substance, as long as the alkaline substancecan attain the purpose of adjusting the pH. To avoid introducing any newimpurity into the waste water to be treated and improve the purity ofthe obtained crystal, the alkaline substance preferably is NaOH.

The alkaline substance may be added with a conventional method in theart. However, preferably the alkaline substance is mixed in the form ofwater solution with the waste water to be treated. For example, watersolution that contains the alkaline substance may be charged into apipeline through which the waste water to be treated is inputted. Thereis no particular restriction on the content of the alkaline substance inthe water solution, as long as the water solution can attain the purposeof adjusting the pH. However, to reduce the amount of water and furtherreduce the cost, preferably saturated water solution of the alkalinesubstance is used. To monitor the pH of the waste water to be treated,the pH of the waste water to be treated may be measured after the pHadjustment.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shownin FIG. 6 , the third evaporation process is performed in the firstevaporation device 2. Specifically, before the waste water to be treatedis loaded into the first heat exchange device 31 or the fifth heatexchange device 35 for the first heat exchange, pH adjustment is madefor the first time by introducing water solution that contains thealkaline substance into the pipeline through which the waste water to betreated is loaded into the heat exchange device and mixing the materialstherein; then, the waste water to be treated is loaded into the firstheat exchange device 31 or the fifth heat exchange device 35 for thefirst heat exchange, and then pH adjustment is made for the second timeby introducing the water solution that contains the alkaline substanceinto the pipeline through which the waste water to be treated is loadedinto the second heat exchange device 32 and mixing the materialstherein. Through twice pH adjustments, the pH of the waste water to betreated is adjusted to be greater than 9, preferably greater than 10.8,before the waste water to be treated is treated by the thirdevaporation. Preferably, through the first pH adjustment, the pH of thewaste water to be treated is adjusted to be greater than 7 (preferablyis 7-9); through the second pH adjustment, the pH of the waste water tobe treated is adjusted to be greater than 9 (preferably is greater than10.8). According to the present invention, preferably, the pH of thewaste water to be treated is adjusted to be greater than 7 before thefirst heat exchange.

To detect the pH after the first pH adjustment and the second pHadjustment, preferably a first pH measuring device 61 is provided in thepipeline through which the waste water to be treated is loaded into thefirst heat exchange device 31 and the fifth heat exchange device 35 tomeasure the pH after the first pH adjustment, and a second pH measuringdevice 62 is provided in the pipeline through which the waste water tobe treated is loaded into the second heat exchange device 32 to measurethe pH after the second pH adjustment.

In the present invention, there is no particular restriction on theorder of the first heat exchange, the adjustment of pH of the wastewater to be treated, and the blending process of the waste water to betreated (in the case that the waste water to be treated contains thewaste water containing ammonium salts and the liquid phase obtained inthe fourth solid-liquid separation, a blending process of the wastewater to be treated is required), and the order may be selectedappropriately as required, as long as those procedures are accomplishedbefore the third evaporation of the waste water to be treated.

According to the present invention, there is no particular restrictionon the low temperature treatment method, as long as the temperature iscontrolled appropriately in the low temperature treatment so that thesodium sulfate crystal in the third concentrated solution that containssodium chloride crystal obtained in the third evaporation is dissolved.According to the present invention, the temperature of the lowtemperature treatment is lower than the temperature of the thirdevaporation. Specifically, the conditions of the low temperaturetreatment may include: temperature: 13° C.-100° C., preferably 15°C.-45° C., more preferably 15° C.-35° C., further preferably 17.9°C.-35° C.; for example, the temperature may be 18° C., 19° C., 20° C.,21° C., 22° C., 23° C., 24° C., 25° C., 26° C., 27° C., 28° C., 29° C.,30° C., 31° C., 32° C., 33° C., 34° C., 35° C., 36° C., 37° C., 38° C.,39° C., 40° C., 41° C., 42° C., 43° C., 44° C., 45° C., 46° C., 47° C.,48° C., 49° C., 50° C., 55° C. or 60° C. To ensure the effect of the lowtemperature treatment, the retention time of the low temperaturetreatment may be 10 min.-600 min., preferably is 20 min.-300 min., morepreferably is 50 min.-70 min.

In the present invention, by controlling the conditions of the thirdevaporation and the low temperature treatment, the third evaporation maybe executed at a higher vaporization temperature and an evaporationpressure closer to normal pressure, so as to avoid the problem of lowefficiency of evaporation at a lower temperature; thus, the vaporizationefficiency can be improved, the energy consumption in the evaporationprocess can be reduced, and the waste water treatment speed can beimproved. On that basis, the temperature control for the low temperaturetreatment is easier and simpler, and the low temperature treatment maybe executed at a temperature lower than the evaporation temperature(e.g., 45° C. or lower), to further facilitate dissolution of sodiumsulfate and precipitation of sodium chloride.

In the present invention, the low temperature treatment may be performedin any conventional cooling device in the art. For example, a lowtemperature treatment tank 22 may be used. Preferably, the lowtemperature treatment tank 22 may be equipped with a cooling componentin it; specifically, the cooling component may be a component thatintroduces cooling water. With the cooling component, the thirdconcentrated solution in the low temperature treatment tank can becooled quickly. Preferably, the low temperature treatment tank 22 may beequipped with a stirring component in it. Under the stirring action ofthe stirring component, the solid phase and liquid phase distributionand the temperature distribution in the third concentrated solution areuniform, and a purpose that the sodium sulfate crystal is dissolvedfully and the sodium chloride crystal precipitates as far as possible isattained.

In the present invention, the third concentrated solution that containssodium chloride crystal or the treated solution that contains sodiumchloride crystal is treated by third solid-liquid separation to obtainsodium chloride crystal and third mother liquid (i.e., the liquid phaseobtained in the third solid-liquid separation). There is no particularrestriction on the method of the third solid-liquid separation. Forexample, the method may be selected from one or more of centrifugation,filtering, and sedimentation.

According to the present invention, the solid-liquid separation for thethird condensate may be performed in a first solid-liquid separationdevice 91 (e.g., centrifugal machine, band filter, or plate and framefilter, etc.). After the solid-liquid separation, the third motherliquid obtained in the first solid-liquid separation device 91 is storedtemporarily in a first mother liquid tank 53, and may be pumped by asixth circulation pump 76 into the second evaporation device 1 for thefourth evaporation. Besides, it is inevitable that the obtained sodiumchloride crystal has some impurities absorbed thereon, such as chlorideions, free ammonia, and hydroxyl ions, etc. Preferably, the sodiumchloride crystal is washed in first washing with water, the waste watercontaining ammonium salts, or sodium chloride solution and dried, toremove the absorbed impurities, reduce off-odor of the solid salt,decrease causticity, and improve the purity of the crystal. To preventthe sodium chloride crystal from dissolved in the washing process,preferably, the sodium chloride crystal is washed with sodium chloridesolution. More preferably, the concentration of the sodium chloridesolution preferably is the concentration of sodium chloride in watersolution where sodium chloride and sodium sulfate are saturated at thesame time at the temperature corresponding to the sodium chloridecrystal to be washed.

There is no particular restriction on the specific method for the thirdsolid-liquid separation and the first washing. For example, the firstsolid-liquid separation and the first washing may be executed withconventional elutriation apparatus and solid-liquid separation apparatusin combination, or may be executed in a staged solid-liquid separationapparatus, such as a band filter. Preferably, the first washingcomprises elutriation and/or elution. There is no particular restrictionon the elutriation and elution. In other words, they can be executedwith a conventional method in the art. There is no particularrestriction on the number of cycles of the elutriation and elution. Forexample, one cycle or more may be selected. To obtain sodium chloridecrystal at higher purity, preferably the elutriation and elution areexecuted for 2-4 cycles. In the elutriation process, the elutriationliquid usually is not reused by circulation if the waste watercontaining ammonium salts is used as the elutriating liquid; or theelutriation liquid may be reused by counter-current circulation if thewashing liquid recycled in the first washing is used as the elutriatingliquid. Before the elutriation is executed, preferably slurry thatcontains sodium chloride crystal (as long as the liquid content is 35mass % or lower) is obtained through preliminary solid-liquid separationby sedimentation. In the elutriation process, in relation to 1 pbwslurry that contains sodium chloride crystal, the liquid used for theelutriation is 1-20 pbw. The elution preferably is executed with sodiumchloride solution. To further improve the effect of the elutriation andobtain sodium chloride crystal at higher purity, the washing is executedpreferably with the liquid obtained in the elution, more preferably withwater or sodium chloride solution. The liquid produced in the washingpreferably is returned to a position before the second pH adjustmentbefore the third evaporation. For example, the liquid may be returned bymeans of an eighth circulation pump 78 a position before the second pHadjustment and mixed with the waste water to be treated, then theobtained mixture is treated by the second pH adjustment, flows into thesecond heat exchange device 32 for heat exchange, and then is returnedto the third evaporation.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the thirdconcentrated solution that contains sodium chloride crystal or treatedsolution that contains sodium chloride crystal, which is obtainedthrough the low temperature treatment, is treated through preliminarysolid-liquid separation by sedimentation, the obtained solution iselutriated for the first time with the waste water containing ammoniumsalts in an elutriation tank, then is elutriated for the second timewith the liquid obtained in the follow-up sodium chloride crystalwashing in another elutriation tank, and finally the slurry obtainedthrough twice elutriations is loaded into a solid-liquid separationdevice for solid-liquid separation; then, the crystal obtained in thesolid-liquid separation is eluted with sodium chloride solution, and theliquid obtained in the elution is returned to the second elutriation.

Through the above washing process, the purity of the obtained sodiumchloride crystal is improved, no excessive washing liquid is introducedinto the system, and the efficiency of the waste water treatment isimproved.

In the present invention, there is no particular restriction on theevaporation conditions of the fourth evaporation; in other words, theevaporation conditions may be selected appropriately as required, aslong as the purpose of concentrating the third mother liquid can beattained. The conditions of the fourth evaporation may include:temperature: 35° C. or above; pressure: −95 kPa or above. To improvevaporization efficiency, preferably, the conditions of the fourthevaporation include: temperature: 45° C. or above; pressure: −95 kPa orabove; preferably, the conditions of the fourth evaporation include:temperature: 45° C.-365° C.; pressure: −95 kPa-18110 kPa; preferably,the conditions of the fourth evaporation include: temperature: 60°C.-365° C.; pressure: −87 kPa-18110 kPa; preferably, the conditions ofthe fourth evaporation include: temperature: 75° C.-175° C.; pressure:−73 kPa-653 kPa; preferably, the conditions of the fourth evaporationinclude: temperature: 80° C.-130° C.; pressure: −66 kPa-117 kPa;preferably, the conditions of the fourth evaporation include:temperature: 95° C.-110° C.; pressure: −37 kPa-12 kPa; preferably, theconditions of the fourth evaporation include: temperature: 95° C.-105°C.; pressure: −37 kPa-−7 kPa.

In the present invention, the operating pressure of the fourthevaporation preferably is the saturated vapor pressure of the evaporatedfeed liquid.

In addition, the amount of evaporation in the fourth evaporation may beselected appropriately according to the processing capacity of theapparatus and the amount of the waste water to be treated. For example,the amount of evaporation may be 0.1 m³/h or more (e.g., 0.1 m³/h-500m³/h).

By performing the fourth evaporation under the above conditions, sodiumchloride doesn't crystalize while sodium sulfate crystalizes, andthereby the purity of the obtained sodium sulfate crystal is ensured.

According to the present invention, the sodium chloride in the wastewater to be treated doesn't crystallize and precipitate in the fourthevaporation (i.e., the sodium chloride is not over-saturated);preferably, through the fourth evaporation, the concentration of sodiumchloride in the fourth concentrated solution is X or lower (preferably0.999X or lower, more preferably 0.95X-0.999X, further preferably0.99X-0.9967X), where, X is the concentration of sodium chloride in thefourth concentrated solution when both sodium chloride and sodiumsulfate are saturated under the conditions of the fourth evaporation. Bycontrolling the degree of the fourth evaporation within theabove-mentioned range, sodium sulfate crystallizes and precipitates asfar as possible while sodium chloride doesn't precipitate. By causingthe sodium sulfate to crystallize in the fourth evaporation as far aspossible, the waste water treatment efficiency can be improved, andenergy waste can be reduced.

In the present invention, the degree of the fourth evaporation isascertained by monitoring the concentration of the liquid obtained inthe fourth evaporation. Specifically, by controlling the concentrationof the liquid obtained in the fourth evaporation within theabove-mentioned range, the sodium chloride in the waste water to betreated doesn't crystallize and precipitate in the fourth evaporation.Here, the concentration of the liquid obtained in the fourth evaporationis monitored by measuring the density of the liquid; specifically, thedensity may be measured with a densitometer.

According to the present invention, the method may further comprisecrystallizing the fourth concentrated solution that contains sodiumsulfate crystal in a crystallization device to obtain crystal slurrythat contains sodium sulfate crystal. In that case, the evaporationconditions of the fourth evaporation shall ensure that the sodiumsulfate crystallizes and precipitates in the crystallization devicewhile the sodium chloride doesn't precipitate (through the fourthevaporation, the concentration of sodium chloride in the fourthconcentrated solution is X or lower). There is no particular restrictionon the crystallization device. For example, the crystallization devicemay be a crystal-liquid tank, crystal-liquid collection tank, thickenerwith a stirrer, or thickener without stirrer, etc. According to apreferred embodiment of the present invention, the crystallization isperformed in a crystal-liquid collection tank 56. There is no particularrestriction on the conditions of the crystallization. For example, theconditions of the crystallization may include: temperature: 45° C. orabove, preferably 95° C.-107° C., more preferably 85° C.-105° C.;crystallization time: 5 min.-24 h, preferably 5 min.-30 min. Accordingto the present invention, alternatively, the crystallization process ofthe fourth concentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate crystalmay be performed in a first evaporation device with a crystallizer(e.g., a forced circulation evaporating crystallizer). In that case, thecrystallization temperature is the temperature of the fourthevaporation. In the present invention, the crystallization temperaturepreferably is the same as the temperature of the fourth evaporation.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the fourthammonia-containing vapor performs a second heat exchange with the thirdmother liquid, and thereby fourth ammonia is obtained. There is noparticular restriction on the specific method of the second heatexchange; in other words, the second heat exchange may be executed in aconventional heat exchange method in the art. The second heat exchangemay be executed for one or more times, preferably 2-4 times, morepreferably 2-3 times, particularly preferably 2 times. Through thesecond heat exchange, the outputted ammonia is cooled, and the heat iscirculated inside the treatment apparatus as far as possible; thus, theenergy is utilized reasonably, and waste is reduced.

According to the present invention, preferably, as shown in FIG. 6 , thesecond heat exchange is executed in the third heat exchange device 33and the fourth heat exchange device 34. Specifically, the fourthammonia-containing vapor obtained in the evaporation in the secondevaporation device 1 flows through the fourth heat exchange device 34and the third heat exchange device 33 sequentially, the third motherliquid flows through the third heat exchange device 33, and then ismixed with the third mother liquid and the third circulating liquid (apart of concentrated solution in the second evaporation device 1), andthe obtained mixed solution flows through the fourth heat exchangedevice 34 for the second heat exchange, so that the temperature of thethird mother liquid is increased to facilitate evaporation; at the sametime, the fourth ammonia-containing vapor is condensed to obtain fourthammonia, which may be stored in the second ammonia storage tank 52.

According to the present invention, after the second heat exchange, thetemperature of the third mother liquid is 42° C. or above, preferably is52° C.-372° C., further preferably is 82° C.-182° C., still furtherpreferably is 102° C.-112° C.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the fourthevaporation process is executed in the second evaporation device 1, thethird mother liquid is charged into the second evaporation device 1 witha sixth circulation pump 76 for the fourth evaporation, to obtain fourthammonia-containing vapor and fourth concentrated solution that containssodium sulfate crystal.

In the present invention, to attain the purpose that the sodium sulfatedoesn't crystallize and precipitate in the fourth evaporation and thesodium chloride doesn't crystallize and precipitate in the fourthevaporation, preferably the conditions of the third evaporation and thefourth evaporation meet: the temperature of the third evaporation islower than the temperature of the fourth evaporation by 5° C. or above,more preferably lower by 20° C. or above, even more preferably lower by35° C.-70° C., further preferably lower by 50° C.-59° C. By controllingthe temperature of the third evaporation and the temperature of thefourth evaporation, the sodium sulfate and the sodium chloridecrystallize and precipitate respectively, and thereby the purity of theobtained sodium sulfate and sodium chloride crystal is improved.

In the present invention, to attain the purpose that the sodium chloridedoesn't crystallize and precipitate in the fourth evaporation and thesodium sulfate crystal that has precipitated in the third evaporationcan be dissolved in the low temperature treatment process, preferablythe conditions of the fourth evaporation and the low temperaturetreatment meet: the temperature of the fourth evaporation is higher thanthe temperature of the low temperature treatment at least by 5° C.,preferably higher by 20° C., more preferably higher by 35° C.-90° C.,further preferably higher by 35° C.-70° C., particularly preferablyhigher by 50° C.-60° C. By controlling the temperature of the fourthevaporation and the temperature of the low temperature treatment, thesodium sulfate can be dissolved in the low temperature treatment ifsodium sulfate crystal and sodium chloride crystal have precipitated inthe third evaporation, and the sodium sulfate can crystalize andprecipitate separately in the fourth evaporation, and thereby the purityof the obtained sodium sulfate and sodium chloride crystal is improved.

In the present invention, the fourth concentrated solution that containssodium sulfate crystal obtained in the fourth evaporation is treated byfourth solid-liquid separation to obtain sodium sulfate crystal andfourth mother liquid (i.e., the liquid phase obtained in the fourthsolid-liquid separation). There is no particular restriction on themethod of the fourth solid-liquid separation. For example, the methodmay be selected from one or more of centrifugation, filtering, andsedimentation.

According to the present invention, the fourth solid-liquid separationmay be performed in a second solid-liquid separation device 92 (e.g.,centrifugal machine, band filter, or plate and frame filter, etc.).After the fourth solid-liquid separation, the fourth mother liquidobtained in the second solid-liquid separation device 92 is returned tothe first evaporation device 2 for the third evaporation again.Specifically, the fourth mother liquid may be returned by means of theninth circulation pump 79 to the second pH adjustment process. Besides,it is inevitable that the obtained sodium sulfate crystal has someimpurities absorbed thereon, such as sulfate ions, free ammonia, andhydroxyl ions, etc. Preferably, the sodium sulfate crystal is washed ina second washing with water, the waste water containing ammonium salts,or sodium sulfate solution and dried, to remove the absorbed impurities,reduce off-odor of the solid salt, decrease causticity, and improve thepurity of the crystal. To prevent the sodium sulfate crystal fromdissolved in the washing process, preferably, the sodium sulfate crystalis washed with sodium sulfate solution. More preferably, theconcentration of the sodium sulfate solution preferably is theconcentration of sodium sulfate in water solution where sodium sulfateand sodium chloride are saturated at the same time at the temperaturecorresponding to the sodium sulfate crystal to be washed.

There is no particular restriction on the specific method for the fourthsolid-liquid separation and the second washing. For example, the fourthsolid-liquid separation and the second washing may be executed withconventional elutriation apparatus and solid-liquid separation apparatusin combination, or may be executed in a staged solid-liquid separationapparatus, such as a band filter. Preferably, the second washingcomprises elutriation and/or elution. There is no particular restrictionon the elutriation and elution. In other words, they can be executedwith a conventional method in the art. There is no particularrestriction on the number of cycles of the elutriation and elution. Forexample, one cycle or more may be selected. To obtain sodium sulfatecrystal at higher purity, preferably the elutriation and elution areexecuted for 2-4 cycles. In the elutriation process, the elutriationliquid usually is not reused by circulation if the waste watercontaining ammonium salts is used as the elutriating liquid; or theelutriation liquid may be reused by counter-current circulation if thewashing liquid recycled in the second washing is used as the elutriatingliquid. Before the elutriation is executed, preferably slurry thatcontains sodium sulfate crystal (as long as the liquid content is 35mass % or lower) is obtained through preliminary solid-liquid separationby sedimentation. In the elutriation process, in relation to 1 pbwslurry that contains sodium sulfate crystal, the liquid used for theelutriation is 1-20 pbw. The elution preferably is executed with sodiumsulfate solution. To further improve the effect of the elutriation andobtain sodium sulfate crystal at higher purity, the washing is executedpreferably with the liquid obtained in the elution. For the liquidproduced in the washing, preferably the elutriant of the waste watercontaining ammonium salts is returned to a position before the second pHadjustment before the third evaporation, and other washing liquids arereturned to the fourth evaporation process. For example, the liquid isreturned by means of the tenth circulation pump 80 to the secondevaporation device 1 for the fourth evaporation again.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the fourthconcentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate crystal obtained inthe fourth evaporation is treated through preliminary solid-liquidseparation by sedimentation, the obtained solution is elutriated for thefirst time with the waste water containing ammonium salts in anelutriation tank, then is elutriated for the second time with the liquidobtained in the follow-up sodium sulfate crystal washing in anotherelutriation tank, and finally the slurry obtained through twiceelutriations is loaded into the second solid-liquid separation devicefor the fourth solid-liquid separation; then, the crystal obtained inthe solid-liquid separation is eluted with sodium sulfate solution, andthe liquid obtained in the elution is returned as elutriant to thesecond elutriation. Through the above washing process that incorporateselutriation and elution, the purity of the obtained sodium sulfatecrystal is improved, no excessive washing liquid is introduced into thesystem, and the efficiency of the waste water treatment is improved.

In the present invention, when MVR evaporation devices are used toperform the third evaporation and/or the fourth evaporation, to improvethe content of solids in the MVR evaporation device and decrease theammonia content in the liquid, preferably a part of the liquid (i.e.,the liquid in the MVR evaporation device, also referred to ascirculating liquid) after evaporation in the MVR evaporation device isheated and then circulated to the MVR evaporation device forevaporation.

There is no particular restriction on the proportion of the part ofliquid circulated to the MVR evaporation device after the evaporation inthe MVR evaporation device. For example, the third recirculation ratiofor the third evaporation may be 10-200, preferably is 40-150; thefourth recirculation ratio for the fourth evaporation may be 0.1-100,preferably is 5-50. Here, the recirculation ratio refers to the ratio ofthe recirculated amount to the difference of the total amount of liquidin the MVR evaporation device and the recirculated amount. Preferably,the third circulating liquid in the third evaporation is returned to aposition before the pH adjustment is finished before the thirdevaporation. As shown in FIG. 6 , the third circulating liquid may bereturned by means of the second circulation pump 72 to the waste watertransport pipeline between the first heat exchange device 31 and thesecond heat exchange device 32 and mixed with the waste water to betreated therein, and then the obtained mixture is treated by the secondpH adjustment, performs heat exchange in the second heat exchange device32, and finally is fed into the first evaporation device 2. Preferably,the fourth circulating liquid in the fourth evaporation is returned to aposition before the second heat exchange is finished. As shown in FIG. 6, the fourth circulating liquid may be returned by means of the seventhcirculation pump 77 to the fourth heat exchange device 34 for heatexchange, and finally is fed into the second evaporation device 1.

In the present invention, if MVR evaporation devices are used to performthe third evaporation and/or the fourth evaporation, the method furthercomprises compressing the third ammonia-containing vapor and/or thefourth ammonia-containing vapor. The compression may be executed with acompressor, such as a first compressor 101 and a second compressor 102.By compressing the ammonia-containing vapor, energy is fed into the MVRevaporation system to ensure that the waste water temperaturerise—evaporation—temperature drop process is executed continuously.Initiation steam has to be inputted for initiating the MVR evaporationprocess, but the energy is solely supplied by means of the compressorsin the continuous operation state, without any other energy input. Thecompressors may be conventional compressors in the art, such ascentrifugal compressors, turbine compressors, or roots compressors, etc.Through compression with the compressors, the temperature of theammonia-containing vapor is increased by 5° C.-20° C.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, after thethird ammonia-containing vapor is treated by the first heat exchange andcondensation, the remaining tail gas is treated by ammonia removal andthen is vented; after the fourth ammonia-containing vapor is treated bythe second heat exchange and condensation, the remaining tail gas istreated by ammonia removal and then is vented. As shown in FIG. 6 , theremaining tail gas after the third ammonia-containing vapor is treatedby the first heat exchange and condensation is the tail gas dischargedfrom the second heat exchange device 32, and the remaining tail gasafter the fourth ammonia-containing vapor is treated by the second heatexchange and condensation is the tail gas discharged from the fourthheat exchange device 34. By removing ammonia from the above-mentionedtail gas, the content of pollutants in the tail gas can be furtherdecreased, so that the tail gas can be vented directly.

As a method for the above-mentioned ammonia removal, the ammonia may beabsorbed in the tail gas absorption tower 83. There is no particularrestriction on the tail gas absorption tower 83; in other words, thetail gas absorption tower 83 may be any conventional absorption tower inthe art, such as plate-type absorption tower, packed absorption tower,falling film absorption tower, or void tower, etc. The tail gasabsorption tower 83 has circulating water in it, the circulating wateris circulated in the tail gas absorption tower 83 under the action ofthe fourth circulation pump 74, or water can be replenished to the tailgas absorption tower 83 by means of the third circulation pump 73 fromthe circulating water tank 82; fresh water can be replenished to thecirculating water tank 82, and thereby the temperature and ammoniacontent of the service water of the vacuum pump 81 can be decreased atthe same time. The tail gas and the circulating water in the tail gasabsorption tower 83 may flow in a counter-current mode or co-currentflow mode, preferably flows in a counter-current mode. The circulatingwater may be replenished with fresh water. To ensure that the tail gascan be absorbed extensively, dilute sulfuric acid may be further addedinto the tail gas absorption tower 83, so as to absorb ammonia and thelike in the tail gas. The circulating water may be reused in theproduction or directly sold as ammonia or ammonium sulfate solutionafter it absorbs the tail gas. The tail gas may be charged into the tailgas absorption tower 83 by means of the vacuum pump 81.

In the present invention, there is no particular restriction on thewaste water containing ammonium salts, as long as the waste watercontaining ammonium salts is waste water that contains NH₄ ⁺, SO₄ ²⁻ Cl⁻and Na⁺. In addition, the method provided in the present invention isespecially suitable for treatment of waste water that has high saltcontent. Specifically, the waste water containing ammonium salts in thepresent invention may be waste water from a molecular sieve, alumina oroil refining catalyst production process, or waste water obtained bytreating waste water produced in a molecular sieve, alumina or oilrefining catalyst production process through impurity removal andconcentration as described below, preferably is waste water obtained bytreating waste water produced in a molecular sieve, alumina or oilrefining catalyst production process through impurity removal andconcentration as described below.

The content of NH₄ ⁺ in the waste water containing ammonium salts may be8 mg/L or higher, preferably is 300 mg/L or higher.

The content of Na⁺ in the waste water containing ammonium salts may be510 mg/L or higher, preferably is 1 g/L or higher, more preferably is 2g/L or higher, further preferably is 4 g/L or higher, further preferablyis 8 g/L or higher, further preferably is 16 g/L or higher, furtherpreferably is 32 g/L or higher, further preferably is 40 g/L or higher,further preferably is 50 g/L or higher, still further preferably is 60g/L or higher.

The content of SO₄ ²⁻ in the waste water containing ammonium salts maybe 1 g/L or higher, preferably is 2 g/L or higher, more preferably is 4g/L or higher, further preferably is 8 g/L or higher, further preferablyis 16 g/L or higher, further preferably is 32 g/L or higher, furtherpreferably is 40 g/L or higher, further preferably is 50 g/L or higher,further preferably is 60 g/L or higher, still further preferably is 70g/L or higher.

The content of Cl⁻ in the waste water containing ammonium salts may be970 mg/L or higher, preferably is 2 g/L or higher, further preferably is4 g/L or higher, further preferably is 8 g/L or higher, furtherpreferably is 16 g/L or higher, further preferably is 32 g/L or higher,further preferably is 40 g/L or higher, further preferably is 50 g/L orhigher, still further preferably is 60 g/L or higher.

There is no particular restriction on the upper limits of NH₄ ⁺, SO₄ ²⁻,Cl⁻ and Na⁺ contained in the waste water containing ammonium salts. Inconsideration of the availability of the waste water, the upper limitsof SO₄ ²⁻, Cl⁻ and Na⁺ in the waste water are 200 g/L or lowerrespectively, preferably are 150 g/L or lower, preferably are 100 g/L orlower; the upper limit of NH₄ ⁺ in the waste water is 50 g/L or lower,preferably is 40 g/L or lower, preferably is 30 g/L or lower.

For the purpose of improving the efficiency of the first evaporation andreducing the energy consumption of the treatment process, in relation tothe content of SO₄ ²⁻ in the waste water containing ammonium salts, thecontent of Cl⁻ in the waste water containing ammonium salts should below as far as possible. For example, in relation to 1 mol SO₄ ²⁻contained in the waste water containing ammonium salts, the Cl⁻contained in the waste water containing ammonium salts is 30 mol orless, preferably is 20 mol or less, more preferably is 15 mol or less,further preferably is 10 mol or less. In consideration of practicality,in relation to 1 mol SO₄ ²⁻ contained in the waste water containingammonium salts, the Cl⁻ contained in the waste water containing ammoniumsalts preferably is 0.1 mol or more, more preferably is 0.5 mol or more,further preferably is 1 mol or more, such as 0.5-10 mol, preferably 1-9mol. By confining the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ to Cl⁻ in the waste watercontaining ammonium salts within the above-mentioned range, the majorityof water can be evaporated in the first evaporation, so as to reduce theamount of circulating liquid in the treatment system, save energy, andimprove economic efficiency of the treatment process.

For the purpose of improving the efficiency of the third evaporation andreducing the energy consumption of the treatment process, in relation tothe content of SO₄ ²⁻ in the waste water containing ammonium salts, thecontent of Cl⁻ in the waste water containing ammonium salts should behigh as far as possible. For example, in relation to 1 mol SO₄ ²⁻contained in the waste water containing ammonium salts, the Cl⁻contained in the waste water containing ammonium salts is 1 mol or more,preferably is 2 mol or more, more preferably is 5 mol or more, furtherpreferably is 9.5 mol or more, still further preferably is 10 mol ormore. In consideration of practicality, in relation to 1 mol SO₄ ²⁻contained in the waste water containing ammonium salts, the Cl⁻contained in the waste water containing ammonium salts preferably is 200mol or less, more preferably is 150 mol or less, further preferably is100 mol or less, further preferably is 50 mol or less, furtherpreferably is 30 mol or less. By confining the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ toCl⁻ in the waste water containing ammonium salts within theabove-mentioned range, the majority of water can be evaporated in thethird evaporation, so as to reduce the amount of circulating liquid inthe treatment system, save energy, and improve economic efficiency ofthe treatment process.

In the present invention, the inorganic salt ions contained in the wastewater containing ammonium salts further include inorganic salt ions suchas Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, K⁺, Fe³⁺, and rare earth element ions, etc., besides NH₄⁺, SO₄ ²⁻, Cl⁻, and Na⁺. The contents of the inorganic salt ions (e.g.,Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, K⁺, Fe³⁺, and rare earth element ions, etc.) preferably are100 mg/L or lower respectively, more preferably are 50 mg/L or lowerrespectively, further preferably are 10 mg/L or lower respectively,particularly preferably there is no other inorganic salt ion. Byconfining the contents of other inorganic salt ions in the above ranges,the purity of the sodium sulfate crystal and sodium chloride crystalobtained finally can be further improved. To reduce the contents ofother inorganic salt ions in the waste water containing ammonium salts,preferably impurity removal is performed as described below.

The TDS in the waste water containing ammonium salts may be 1.6 g/L orhigher, preferably is 4 g/L or higher, more preferably is 8 g/L orhigher, further preferably is 16 g/L or higher, further preferably is 32g/L or higher, further preferably is 40 g/L or higher, furtherpreferably is 50 g/L or higher, further preferably is 60 g/L or higher,further preferably is 100 g/L or higher, further preferably is 150 g/Lor higher, still further preferably is 200 g/L or higher.

In the present invention, the pH of the waste water containing ammoniumsalts preferably is 4-8, such as 6-7.

In addition, in view that the COD in the waste water containing ammoniumsalts may cause the membrane clogged in the concentration process andhas adverse effect to the purity and color, etc. of the salts duringevaporation and crystallization, the COD in the waste water containingammonium salts should be low as far as possible (preferably is 20 mg/Lor lower, more preferably is 10 mg/L or lower). Preferably the COD isremoved by oxidization during pre-treatment. Specifically, the COD maybe removed through a biological process or advanced oxidization process,etc. If the COD content is very high, preferably an oxidizer is used foroxidization, and the oxidizer may be Fenton reagent, for example.

In the present invention, to decrease the concentration of impurity ionsin the waste water containing ammonium salts, ensure continuous andstable operation of the treatment process, and reduce equipmentoperation and maintenance cost, preferably the impurities in the wastewater containing ammonium salts are removed before the treatment isexecuted with the treatment method provided in the present invention.Preferably, the impurity removal method is selected from one or more ofsolid-liquid separation, chemical precipitation, adsorption, ionexchange, and oxidization.

The solid-liquid separation may be executed by filtering,centrifugation, or sedimentation, etc.; the chemical precipitation maybe executed by pH adjustment, carbonate precipitation, or magnesium saltprecipitation, etc.; the adsorption may be executed by physicaladsorption and/or chemical adsorption, and the specific adsorbent may beselected from active carbon, silica gel, alumina, molecular sieve, andnatural clay, etc.; the ion exchange may be executed with any one ofstrong acidic cationic resins and weak acidic cationic resins; theoxidization may be executed with any conventional oxidizer in the art,such as ozone, hydrogen peroxide solution, or potassium permanganate,etc., and preferably is executed with ozone or hydrogen peroxidesolution, etc., to avoid introduction of any new impurity.

The specific impurity removal method may be selected according to thetypes of impurities contained in the waste water containing ammoniumsalts. Suspended substances may be removed by solid-liquid separation;inorganic substances and organic substances may be removed by chemicalprecipitation, ion-exchange, or adsorption, such as weak acidic cationexchange or active carbon adsorption, etc.; organic substances may beremoved by adsorption and/or oxidization, preferably are removed byozone biological activated carbon adsorption and oxidization. Accordingto a preferred embodiment of the present invention, impurities in thewaste water containing ammonium salts are removed by filtering, weakacidic cation exchange, and ozone biological activated carbon adsorptionand oxidization sequentially. Through the above impurity removalprocess, the majority of suspended substances, hardness, silica andorganic substances can be removed, the scaling risk can be decreased,and the wastewater treatment process can operate continuously andstably.

In the present invention, if the waste water containing ammonium saltshas relatively low salt content, the waste water containing ammoniumsalts may be treated by concentration so that the salt content reachesthe range required for the waste water containing ammonium salts in thepresent invention, before the treatment is executed with the treatmentmethod provided in the present invention. Preferably, the concentrationmethod is selected from ED membrane concentration and/or reverseosmosis; more preferably, the concentration is executed through EDmembrane concentration and reverse osmosis, and there is no particularrestriction on the order of the ED membrane concentration and reverseosmosis. The apparatuses and conditions of the ED membrane concentrationand reverse osmosis treatment may be conventional ones in the art, andmay be selected according to the specific condition of the waste waterto be treated. Specifically, the ED membrane concentration may beexecuted in a unidirectional electrodialysis system or reverseelectrodialysis system; the reverse osmosis may be executed withspiral-wound membrane, flat sheet membrane, disc tubular membrane, andvibrating membrane, or a combination of them. Through the concentration,the waste water treatment efficiency can be improved, and energy wasteincurred by high evaporation load can be avoided.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the waste watercontaining ammonium salts is waste water obtained through treating thewaste water produced in a molecular sieve production process by impurityremoval through chemical precipitation, filtering, weak acidic cationexchange and ozone biological activated carbon adsorption andoxidization, concentration with ED membrane, and concentration throughreverse osmosis.

The conditions of the above-mentioned chemical precipitation preferablyare: sodium carbonate is used as a treating agent, sodium carbonate isadded in a quantity of 1.2-1.4 mol in relation to 1 mol calcium ion inthe waste water, the pH of the waste water is adjusted to 7, thereaction temperature is 20-35° C., and the reaction time is 0.5-4 h.

The conditions of the above-mentioned filtering preferably are: thefiltering unit is a multi-media filter that employs double layers offiltering media composed of blind coal and quartz sand, the blind coalis in 0.7-1.7 mm particle size, the quartz sand is in 0.5-1.3 mmparticle size, and the filtering speed is 10-30 m/h. The filtering mediaare regenerated through an “air backwashing—air-water backwashing—waterbackwashing” regeneration process, and the regeneration period is 10-15h.

The conditions of the above-mentioned weak acidic cation exchangepreferably are: pH range: 6.5-7.5; the temperature: <40° C., height ofthe resin layer: 1.5-3.0 m, HCl concentration in the regenerated liquid:4.5-5 mass %; dose of regenerant (measured in 100%): 50-60 kg/m³ wetresin; regeneration liquid HCl flow speed: 4.5-5.5 m/h, regenerationcontact time: 35-45 min.; washing flow speed: 18-22 m/h, washing time:2-30 min.; operation flow speed: 15-30 m/h; the acidic cation resin maybe SNT D113 acidic cation resin from Langfang Sanat Chemical Co., Ltd.,for example.

The conditions of the above-mentioned ozone biological activated carbonadsorption and oxidization preferably are: ozone retention time: 50-70min.; empty bed filtering speed: 0.5-0.7 m/h.

The conditions of the above-mentioned ED membrane concentrationpreferably are: current: 145-155 A, voltage: 45-65V The ED membrane maybe ED membrane from Astom (a Japanese company), for example.

The conditions of the above-mentioned reverse osmosis preferably are:operating pressure: 5.4-5.6 MPa, inlet temperature: 25-35° C., pH:6.5-7.5. The reverse osmosis membrane may be TM810C seawaterdesalination membrane from Toray Bluestar Membrane Co., Ltd., forexample.

According to the present invention, the waste water treatment may becommenced directly with the waste water containing ammonium salts. Ifthe ion content in the waste water containing ammonium salts meets theconditions specified in the present invention, the first/thirdevaporation may be executed and then the second/fourth evaporation maybe executed under the conditions specified in the present invention; ifthe ion content in the waste water containing ammonium salts doesn'tmeet the conditions specified in the present invention, the firstevaporation may be controlled so that the concentration of sodiumchloride in the first concentrated solution is close to theconcentration for precipitation, and then the first concentratedsolution is treated by the second evaporation and the optional lowtemperature treatment, the obtained solution is treated by solid-liquidseparation to obtain sodium chloride crystal and the second motherliquid, and then the second mother liquid is mixed with the waste watercontaining ammonium salts to adjust the ion content in the waste waterto be treated to the range specified in the present invention, next, thefirst evaporation is executed to obtain sodium sulfate crystal; or, thethird evaporation may be controlled so that the concentration of sodiumsulfate in the third concentrated solution is close to the concentrationfor precipitation, and then the third concentrated solution is treatedby the optional low temperature treatment and the fourth evaporation,the obtained solution is treated by solid-liquid separation to obtainsodium sulfate crystal and the fourth mother liquid, and then the fourthmother liquid is mixed with the waste water containing ammonium salts toadjust the ion content in the waste water to be treated to the rangespecified in the present invention, next, the third evaporation isexecuted to obtain sodium chloride crystal. Of course, alternatively theion content in the waste water to be treated may be adjusted with sodiumsulfate and sodium chloride in the initial stage, as long as the wastewater to be treated can meet the requirements for the contents of SO₄ ²⁻and Cl⁻ in the waste water to be treated in the present invention.

Hereunder the present invention will be detailed in embodiments.

In the following embodiments, the waste water containing ammonium saltsis waste water obtained through treating the waste water produced in amolecular sieve production process sequentially by impurity removalthrough chemical precipitation, filtering, weak acidic cation exchangeand ozone biological activated carbon adsorption and oxidization,concentration with ED membrane, and concentration through reverseosmosis sequentially.

Embodiment 1

As shown in FIG. 2 , waste water containing ammonium salts (containing80 g/L NaCl, 81 g/L Na₂SO₄, 48 g/L NH₄Cl, and 49.4 g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄,pH=6.2) is fed at 5 m³/h feed rate and mixed with the second motherliquid to obtain waste water to be treated (the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ toCl⁻ is 1:3.7487), the waste water to be treated is loaded into the mainpipeline of the first heat exchange device 31, the third heat exchangedevice 33, and the fifth heat exchange device 35 (all of them aretitanium alloy plate-type heat exchangers), the pH of the mixture ismonitored with the first pH measuring device 61 (a pH meter) (themeasured value is 9.2), a part of the waste water to be treated (3 m³/h)is fed by means of the first circulation pump 71 into the first heatexchange device 31 to perform the first heat exchange with thecondensate of first ammonia-containing vapor so that the temperature ofthe waste water to be treated is increased to 99° C., another part ofthe waste water to be treated (2 m³/h) is fed into the third heatexchange device 33 to perform the first heat exchange with thecondensate of the second ammonia-containing vapor so that thetemperature of the waste water to be treated is increased to 99° C., theremaining part of the waste water to be treated is fed into the fifthheat exchange device 35 to perform the first heat exchange with thesecond concentrated solution obtained in the second evaporation so thatthe temperature of the waste water to be treated is increased to 102°C.; then the parts of the waste water to be treated are merged and thenthe merged waste water is fed into the second heat exchange device 32;sodium hydroxide solution at 45.16 mass % concentration is introducedinto the pipeline through which the waste water to be treated is fedinto the second heat exchange device 32 to perform the second pHadjustment, the pH after the adjustment is monitored with the second pHmeasuring device 62 (a pH meter) (the measured value is 10.8), then thewaste water to be treated is fed into the second heat exchange device 32(a titanium alloy plate-type heat exchanger) to perform the first heatexchange with the recycled first ammonia-containing vapor so that thetemperature of the waste water to be treated is increased to 107° C.;next, the waste water to be treated is fed into the first evaporationdevice 2 (a falling film+forced circulation two-stage MVR evaporatingcrystallizer) for evaporation, to obtain first ammonia-containing vaporand first concentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate crystal.Wherein in the first evaporation device 2, the evaporation temperatureis 100° C., the pressure is −22.82 kPa, and the amount of evaporation3.82 m³/h. The first ammonia-containing vapor obtained in theevaporation is compressed in the first compressor 101 (the temperatureis increased by 12° C.), then the first ammonia-containing vapor flowsthrough the second heat exchange device 32 and the first heat exchangedevice 31 to exchange heat with the waste water to be treatedsequentially, and is condensed to obtain first ammonia, and the firstammonia is stored in the first ammonia storage tank 51. Besides, toimprove the content of solids in the first evaporation device 2, a partof the liquid after the evaporation in the first evaporation device 2 istaken as first circulating liquid and circulated by means of the secondcirculation pump 72 to the second heat exchange device 32 for heatexchange, and then the first circulating liquid enters into the firstevaporation device 2 again for the first evaporation (the recirculationratio is 75.9). The degree of the first evaporation is monitored withthe densitometer provided on the first evaporation device 2, to controlthe concentration of sodium chloride in the concentrated solutionobtained through the first evaporation to be 0.9935X (306.2 g/L).

The first concentrated solution is fed into the first solid-liquidseparation device 91 (a centrifugal machine) for the first solid-liquidseparation, 4.48 m³ first mother liquid that contains 306.2 g/L NaCl,54.0 g/L Na₂SO₄, 13.8 g/L NaOH and 0.60 g/L NH₃ is obtained per hour,the first mother liquid is temporarily stored in the first mother liquidtank 53, the solid sodium sulfate obtained in the solid-liquidseparation (664.41 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 15 mass% water content is obtained per hour, wherein the content of sodiumchloride is 5.0 mass % or lower) is eluted with 54 g/L sodium sulfatesolution that is in the same dry mass as the filter cake of sodiumsulfate crystal and then is dried, thus 664.41 kg sodium sulfate (at99.4 mass % purity) is obtained per hour; the washing liquid iscirculated by means of the eighth circulation pump 78 to a positionbefore the second pH adjustment and mixed with the waste water to betreated, and the obtained mixture is fed into the first evaporationdevice 2 again for the first evaporation.

The second evaporation process is executed in the second evaporationdevice 1 (a falling film+forced circulation two-stage MVR evaporatingcrystallizer). The first mother liquid in the first mother liquid tank53 is fed by means of the sixth circulation pump 76 into the secondevaporation device 1 for the second evaporation, to obtain secondammonia-containing vapor and second concentrated solution that containssodium sulfate crystal and sodium chloride crystal. Wherein in thesecond evaporation device 1, the evaporation temperature is 105° C., thepressure is −7.02 kPa, and the amount of evaporation 2.01 m³/h. Toimprove the content of solids in the second evaporation device 1, a partof the first mother liquid after evaporation in the second evaporationdevice 1 is taken as second circulating liquid and circulated by meansof the seventh circulation pump 77 to the fourth heat exchange device 34for heat exchange, and then is fed into the second evaporation device 1for the second evaporation (the recirculation ratio is 42.3). The secondammonia-containing vapor obtained in the evaporation is compressed inthe second compressor 102 (the temperature is increased by 12° C.), thenthe second ammonia-containing vapor flows through the fourth heatexchange device 34 and the third heat exchange device 33 to exchangeheat with the first mother liquid and the part of waste water to betreated from the first circulation pump 71 and cooled to obtain secondammonia, and the second ammonia is stored in the second ammonia storagetank 52.

The degree of the second evaporation is monitored with the massflowmeter provided on the second evaporation device 1, to control theamount of evaporation in the second evaporation to be 2.01 m³/h(equivalent to controlling the concentration of sodium sulfate in thetreated solution to be 0.979Y, i.e., 91.6 g/L). After the first motherliquid is evaporated in the second evaporation device 1, the obtainedsecond concentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate crystal andsodium chloride crystal is treated at a low temperature in the lowtemperature treatment tank 55 (the temperature is 17.9° C., and theretention time is 70 min.), to obtain treated solution that containssodium chloride crystal.

The treated solution that contains sodium chloride crystal is fed intothe second solid-liquid separation device 92 (a centrifugal machine) forsolid-liquid separation, 2.58 m³ second mother liquid that contains277.6 g/L NaCl, 91.6 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.34 g/L NaOH and 0.01 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour, and the second mother liquid is temporarily stored inthe second mother liquid tank 54. All of the second mother liquid iscirculated by means of the ninth circulation pump 79 to the waste waterintroduction pipeline to mix with the waste water containing ammoniumsalts, so that waste water to be treated is obtained. The sodiumchloride solid obtained in the solid-liquid separation (769.43 kg filtercake of sodium chloride crystal with 14 mass % water content is obtainedper hour, wherein the content of sodium sulfate is 6.0 mass % or lower)is eluted with 277.6 g/L sodium chloride solution in the same dry massas the sodium chloride, then a part of the filter cake of sodiumchloride crystal is used to prepare 277.6 g/L sodium chloride solution,and the filter cake of sodium chloride crystal is dried in a drier, thus661.71 kg sodium chloride (at 99.5 mass % purity) is obtained per hour;the washing liquid is returned by means of the tenth circulation pump 80to the fourth heat exchange device 34 for heat exchange, and thenreturned to the second evaporation device 1.

In addition, the tail gas discharged from the second heat exchangedevice 32 and the fourth heat exchange device 34 is introduced by meansof the vacuum pump 81 into the tail gas absorption tower 83 forabsorption. The tail gas absorption tower 83 has circulating water init, the circulating water is circulated in the tail gas absorption tower83 under the action of the fourth circulation pump 74, water isreplenished to the tail gas absorption tower 83 by means of the thirdcirculation pump 73 from the circulating water tank 82 at the same time;in addition, fresh water is replenished to the circulating water tank82, and thereby the temperature and ammonia content of the service waterof the vacuum pump 81 are decreased. Dilute sulfuric acid is furthercharged into the tail gas absorption tower 83 to absorb ammonia or thelike in the tail gas. Besides, the MVR evaporation is initiated bycharging steam at 143.3° C. temperature in the initial stage.

In this embodiment, 3.83 m³ ammonia at 3.45 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 2.01 m³ ammoniaat 0.137 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 2

The waste water containing ammonium salts is treated with the methoddescribed in the embodiment 1, but: waste water containing ammoniumsalts that contains 65 g/L NaCl, 130 g/L Na₂SO₄, 12 g/L NH₄Cl and 24.4g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄ with pH=6.5 is treated, and the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ toCl⁻ contained in the obtained waste water to be treated is 1:2.291. Apart of the waste water to be treated (4 m³/h) flows through the firstheat exchange device 31 for the first heat exchange, so that thetemperature of the waste water to be treated is increased to 94° C.,another part of the waste water to be treated (1 m³/h) flows through thethird heat exchange device 33 for the first heat exchange, so that thetemperature of the waste water to be treated is increased to 99° C., andthe remaining part of the waste water to be treated flows through thefifth heat exchange device 35 for the first heat exchange, so that thetemperature of the waste water to be treated is increased to 99° C.;then the parts of the waste water to be treated are merged and then themerged waste water flows through the second heat exchange device 32 forheat exchange; finally the temperature of the waste water to be treatedis 107° C. In the first evaporation device 2, the evaporationtemperature is 95° C., the pressure is −36.36 kPa, and the amount ofevaporation is 4.31 m³/h. In the second evaporation device 1, theevaporation temperature is 100° C., the pressure is −22.83 kPa, and theamount of evaporation is 1.17 m³/h. The temperature of the lowtemperature treatment is 20° C., and the retention time is 55 min.911.15 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 14 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the first solid-liquid separation device91, and finally 783.59 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.5 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 2.68 m³ first mother liquid at concentrations of307.2 g/L NaCl, 54.5 g/L Na₂SO₄, 1.83 g/L NaOH, and 0.35 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour. 456.76 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with15 mass % water content is obtained per hour in second solid-liquidseparation device 92, and finally 38.24 kg sodium chloride (at 99.6 mass% purity) is obtained per hour; 1.67 m³ second mother liquid atconcentrations of 279.5 g/L NaCl, 88.7 g/L Na₂SO₄, 4.13 g/L NaOH, and0.011 g/L NH₃ is obtained per hour.

In this embodiment, 4.31 m³ ammonia at 1.1 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 1.17 m³ ammoniaat 0.085 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 3

The waste water containing ammonium salts is treated with the methoddescribed in the embodiment 1, but: waste water containing ammoniumsalts that contains 168 g/L NaCl, 35 g/L Na₂SO₄, 40 g/L NH₄Cl and 8.47g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄ with pH=6.6 is treated, and the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ toCl⁻ contained in the obtained waste water to be treated is 1:9.3964. Thetemperature of the waste water to be treated after the heat exchange inthe first heat exchange device 31 is 99° C., the temperature of thewaste water to be treated after the heat exchange in the third heatexchange device 33 is 99° C., the temperature of the waste water to betreated after the heat exchange in the fifth heat exchange device 35 is105° C., and the temperature of the waste water to be treated after theheat exchange in the second heat exchange device 32 is 112° C. In thefirst evaporation device 2, the evaporation temperature is 105° C., thepressure is −7.02 kPa, and the amount of evaporation is 2.36 m³/h. Inthe second evaporation device 1, the evaporation temperature is 110° C.,the pressure is 11.34 kPa, and the amount of evaporation is 3.16 m³/h.The temperature of the low temperature treatment is 25° C., and theretention time is 50 min.

251.35 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 14 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the first solid-liquid separation device91, and finally 216.16 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.6 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 8.22 m³ first mother liquid at concentrations of306.4 g/L NaCl, 52.5 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.64 g/L NaOH, and 0.18 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

1236.21 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with 14 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in second solid-liquid separation device92, and finally 1063.14 kg sodium chloride (at 99.5 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 5.03 m³ second mother liquid at concentrations of279.5 g/L NaCl, 82.2 g/L Na₂SO₄, 4.13 g/L NaOH, and 0.017 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

In this embodiment, 2.36 m³ ammonia at 3.0 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 3.16 m³ ammoniaat 0.044 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 4

As shown in FIG. 3 , waste water containing ammonium salts (containing158 g/L NaCl, 46 g/L Na₂SO₄, 57 g/L NH₄Cl, and 16.9 g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄, withpH=6.4) is fed at 5 m³/h feed rate into the pipeline of the treatmentsystem, sodium hydroxide solution at 45.16 mass % concentration isintroduced into the waste water transport pipeline for pH adjustment,and then the waste water is mixed with the second mother liquid toobtain waste water to be treated (the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ to Cl⁻contained in it is 1:7.9515), and the pH after the adjustment ismonitored with the first pH measuring device 61 (a pH meter) (themeasured value is 9), before the waste water to be treated is fed intothe first heat exchange device 31, the third heat exchange device 33,and the fifth heat exchange device 35 (all of them are titanium alloyplate-type heat exchangers); then, a part of the waste water to betreated (2 m³/h) is fed by means of the first circulation pump 71 intothe first heat exchange device 31 for first heat exchange with therecycled condensate of the first ammonia-containing vapor, so that thetemperature of the waste water to be treated is increased to 99° C.,another part of the waste water to be treated (3 m³/h) is fed into thethird heat exchange device 33 for the first heat exchange with therecycled condensate of the second ammonia-containing vapor, so that thetemperature of the waste water to be treated is increased to 99° C., andthe remaining part of the waste water to be treated is fed into thefifth heat exchange device 35 for the first heat exchange with thesecond concentrated solution, so that the temperature of the waste waterto be treated is increased to 103° C.; then the parts of the waste waterto be treated are merged and the merged waste water is fed into thefirst evaporation device 2; sodium hydroxide solution at 45.16 mass % isintroduced into the pipeline through which the waste water to be treatedis fed into the first evaporation device 2 for pH adjustment, and the pHafter the adjustment is monitored with the second pH measuring device 62(a pH meter) (the measured value is 10.8); next, the waste water to betreated after the pH adjustment flows through the evaporators in thefirst evaporation device 2 for evaporation sequentially, and thus thefirst ammonia-containing vapor and the first concentrated solution thatcontains sodium sulfate crystal are obtained. The first evaporationdevice 2 is composed of a first evaporator 2 a, a second evaporator 2 b,a third evaporator 2 c, and a fourth evaporator 2 d (all of theevaporators are forced circulation evaporators). Wherein the evaporationconditions in the first evaporation device 2 are shown in Table 1:

TABLE 1 Temper- Pres- Amount of ature/ sure/ evaporation/ Evaporator °C. kPa (m³/h) First First evaporator 2a 145 239.9 0.588 evaporationSecond evaporator 2b 130 116.8 0.588 device 2 Third evaporator 2c 11742.0 0.588 Fourth evaporator 2d 105 −7.1 0.588 Second evaporation device1 105 −7.1 3.354

The first ammonia-containing vapor obtained in the evaporation in eachevaporator is fed into the next evaporator to perform heat exchange andobtain first ammonia, then further performs heat exchange with the wastewater to be treated in the first heat exchange device 31; the firstammonia-containing vapor obtained in the evaporation in the fourthevaporator 2 d performs heat exchange with the cooling water (the wastewater containing ammonium salts) in the second heat exchange device 32and thereby first ammonia is obtained; the first ammonia is merged andstored in the first ammonia storage tank 51. Heating steam (i.e., livesteam used conventionally in the art) is charged into the firstevaporator 2 a, and the condensate obtained through condensation of theheating steam in the first evaporator 2 a is used to prepare washingsolution. The degree of the first evaporation is monitored with thedensitometer provided on the first evaporation device 2, to control theconcentration of sodium chloride in the concentrated solution obtainedthrough the first evaporation to be 0.99353X (307 g/L). The firstconcentrated solution obtained in the evaporation in the firstevaporation device 2 is controlled to crystallize in the crystal-liquidcollection tank 56 (crystallization temperature: 105° C.,crystallization time: 5 min.), to obtain crystal slurry that containssodium sulfate crystal.

The crystal slurry that contains sodium sulfate crystal is fed into thefirst solid-liquid separation device 91 (a centrifugal machine) for thefirst solid-liquid separation, 7.743 m³ first mother liquid thatcontains 307 g/L NaCl, 52.73 g/L Na₂SO₄, 1.67 g/L NaOH and 0.287 g/L NH₃is obtained per hour and is temporarily stored in the first motherliquid tank 53; the solid sodium sulfate obtained in the solid-liquidseparation (371.47 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 15 mass% water content is obtained per hour, wherein the content of sodiumchloride is 5.8 mass % or lower) is eluted with 52.5 g/L sodium sulfatesolution that is in the same dry mass as the filter cake of sodiumsulfate crystal and then dried in a drier, and thus 315.74 kg sodiumsulfate (at 99.5 mass % purity) is obtained per hour; the washing liquidis circulated by means of the eighth circulation pump 78 to a positionbefore the second pH adjustment and mixed with the waste water to betreated, then the obtained mixture is fed into the first evaporationdevice 2 again for the first evaporation.

The first mother liquid in the first mother liquid tank 53 is fed bymeans of the sixth circulation pump 76 into the second evaporationdevice 1 (a falling film+forced circulation two-stage MVR evaporatingcrystallizer) for the second evaporation, to obtain secondammonia-containing vapor and second concentrated solution that containssodium sulfate crystal and sodium chloride crystal; the evaporationconditions are shown in the above Table 1. The second ammonia-containingvapor obtained in the evaporation in the second evaporation device 1 iscompressed in the second compressor 102 (the temperature is increased by14° C.), then the second ammonia-containing vapor flows through thefourth heat exchange device 34 for heat exchange and then flows throughthe third heat exchange device 33 to exchange heat with a part of wastewater to obtain second ammonia, and the second ammonia is stored in thesecond ammonia storage tank 52. To improve the concentration of solidsin the second evaporation device 1, a part of the liquid after theevaporation in the second evaporation device 1 is circulated ascirculating liquid by means of the seventh circulation pump 77 to thesecond evaporation device 1 for the second evaporation (therecirculation ratio is 41.8). The degree of the second evaporation ismonitored with the mass flowmeter provided on the second evaporationdevice 1, to control the amount of evaporation in the second evaporationto be 3.354 m³/h (equivalent to controlling the concentration of sodiumsulfate in the treated solution to be 0.978Y, i.e., 88.7 g/L). After thefirst mother liquid is evaporated in the second evaporation device 1,the obtained second concentrated solution that contains sodium sulfatecrystal and sodium chloride crystal is treated at a low temperature inthe low temperature treatment tank 55 (the temperature is 20° C., andthe retention time is 55 min.), to obtain treated solution that containssodium chloride crystal.

The treated solution that contains sodium chloride crystal is fed intothe second solid-liquid separation device 92 (a centrifugal machine) forsolid-liquid separation, 4.371 m³ second mother liquid that contains279.6 g/L NaCl, 88.7 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.81 g/L NaOH and 0.287 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour, and the second mother liquid is temporarily stored inthe second mother liquid tank 54. All of the second mother liquid iscirculated by means of the ninth circulation pump 79 to the waste waterintroduction pipeline and is mixed with the waste water containingammonium salts to obtain waste water to be treated. The solid sodiumchloride obtained in the solid-liquid separation (1286.86 kg filter cakeof sodium chloride crystal with 14 mass % water content is obtained perhour, wherein the content of sodium sulfate is 5.2 mass % or lower) iseluted with 279.6 g/L sodium chloride solution in the same dry mass asthe sodium chloride, and is dried in a drier, thus 1106.70 kg sodiumchloride (at 99.4 mass % purity) is obtained per hour; the washingliquid is returned by means of the tenth circulation pump 80 to thefourth heat exchange device 34 for heat exchange, and then returned tothe second evaporation device 1.

In addition, the tail gas discharged from the second heat exchangedevice 32 and the fourth heat exchange device 34 is introduced by meansof the vacuum pump 81 into the tail gas absorption tower 83 forabsorption. The tail gas absorption tower 83 has circulating water init, the circulating water is circulated in the tail gas absorption tower83 under the action of the fourth circulation pump 74, water isreplenished to the tail gas absorption tower 83 by means of the thirdcirculation pump 73 from the circulating water tank 82 at the same time;in addition, fresh water is replenished to the circulating water tank82, and thereby the temperature and ammonia content of the service waterof the vacuum pump 81 are decreased. Dilute sulfuric acid is furthercharged into the tail gas absorption tower 83 to absorb ammonia or thelike in the tail gas. Besides, the MVR evaporation is initiated bycharging steam at 143.3° C. temperature in the initial stage.

In this embodiment, 2.353 m³ ammonia at 4.46 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 3.354 m³ ammoniaat 0.064 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 5

The waste water containing ammonium salts is treated with the methoddescribed in the embodiment 4, but: waste water containing ammoniumsalts that contains 76 g/L NaCl, 128 g/L Na₂SO₄, 16 g/L NH₄Cl and 27.4g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄ with pH=6.7 is treated, and the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ toCl⁻ contained in the obtained waste water to be treated is 1:2.9034. Thetemperature of the waste water after the heat exchange in the first heatexchange device 31 is 95° C., the temperature of the waste water to betreated after the heat exchange in the third heat exchange device 33 is93° C., and the temperature of the waste water to be treated after theheat exchange in the fifth heat exchange device 35 is 93° C. Theevaporation conditions of the first evaporation device 2 and the secondevaporation device 1 are shown in Table 2. The temperature of the lowtemperature treatment is 25° C., and the retention time is 60 min.

TABLE 2 Temper- Pres- Amount of ature/ sure/ evaporation/ Evaporator °C. kPa (m³/h) First First evaporator 2a 140 193.8 1.037 evaporationSecond evaporator 2b 125 84.9 1.037 device 2 Third evaporator 2c 11011.4 1.037 Fourth evaporator 2d 95 −36.4 1.036 Second evaporation device1 107 0 1.386

918.33 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 14 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the first solid-liquid separation device91, and finally 789.76 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.4 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 3.73 m³ first mother liquid at concentrations of305.6 g/L NaCl, 55.15 g/L Na₂SO₄, 1.15 g/L NaOH, and 0.308 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour. 547.13 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with15 mass % water content is obtained per hour in second solid-liquidseparation device 92, and finally 465.06 kg sodium chloride (at 99.5mass % purity) is obtained per hour; 2.493 m³ second mother liquid atconcentrations of 280.9 g/L NaCl, 83 g/L Na₂SO₄, 1.73 g/L NaOH, and0.023 g/L NH₃ is obtained per hour.

In this embodiment, 4.147 m³ ammonia at 1.41 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 1.386 m³ ammoniaat 0.083 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 6

The waste water containing ammonium salts is treated with the methoddescribed in the embodiment 4, but: waste water containing ammoniumsalts that contains 118 g/L NaCl, 116 g/L Na₂SO₄, 19 g/L NH₄Cl and 19g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄ with pH=6.8 is treated, and the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ toCl⁻ contained in the obtained waste water to be treated is 1:4.4621. Thetemperature of the waste water after the heat exchange in the first heatexchange device 31 is 98° C., the temperature of the waste water to betreated after the heat exchange in the third heat exchange device 33 is103° C., and the temperature of the waste water to be treated after theheat exchange in the fifth heat exchange device 35 is 103° C. Theevaporation conditions of the first evaporation device 2 and the secondevaporation device 1 are shown in Table 3. The temperature of the lowtemperature treatment is 30° C., and the retention time is 65 min.

TABLE 3 Temper- Pres- Amount of ature/ sure/ evaporation/ Evaporator °C. kPa (m³/h) First First evaporator 2a 145 239.9 0.520 evaporationSecond evaporator 2b 130 116.8 0.518 device 2 Third evaporator 2c 11532.6 0.518 Fourth evaporator 2d 100 −22.9 0.518 Second evaporationdevice 1 105 −7.1 3.448

793.13 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 14 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the first solid-liquid separation device91, and finally 682.09 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.5 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 5.886 m³ first mother liquid at concentrations of305.8 g/L NaCl, 53.84 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.2 g/L NaOH, and 0.18 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

806.90 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with 14 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in second solid-liquid separation device92, and finally 693.93 kg sodium chloride (at 99.5 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 3.925 m³ second mother liquid at concentrations of282.9 g/L NaCl, 79.6 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.76 g/L NaOH, and 0.016 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

In this embodiment, 3.448 m³ ammonia at 1.53 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 2.074 m³ ammoniaat 0.05 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 7

As shown in FIG. 4 , waste water containing ammonium salts (containing80 g/L NaCl, 82 g/L Na₂SO₄, 50 g/L NH₄Cl, and 52.1 g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄, withpH=6.8) is fed at 5 m³/h feed rate into the vacuum degassing tank 4 forvacuum degassing, 45.16 mass % sodium hydroxide solution is introducedinto the pipeline connected to the first heat exchange device 31 (atitanium alloy plate-type heat exchanger) for the first pH adjustment,and the pH after the adjustment is monitored with the first pH measuringdevice 61 (a pH meter) (the measured value is 7.5); a part of the wastewater containing ammonium salts after the first pH adjustment is fed bymeans of the first circulation pump 71 into the first heat exchangedevice 31 for the first heat exchange with the recycled condensate ofthe first ammonia-containing vapor, so that the temperature of the wastewater is increased to 98° C., another part of the waste water after thefirst pH adjustment is fed by means of the first circulation pump 71into the third heat exchange device 33 for the first heat exchange withthe condensate of the second ammonia-containing vapor, so that thetemperature of the waste water is increased to 48° C.; the two parts ofwaste water containing ammonium salts are merged and mixed with thereturned second mother liquid (fed at 8.75 m³/h feed rate) to obtainwaste water to be treated (the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ to Cl⁻ contained init is 1:6.261), then sodium hydroxide solution at 45.16 mass %concentration is introduced into the pipeline through which the wastewater to be treated is fed into the second heat exchange device 32 forthe second pH adjustment, and the pH value after the second pHadjustment is measured with the second pH measuring device 62 (pH meter)(the measured value is 10.8), then the waste water to be treated is fedinto the second heat exchange device 32 (a titanium alloy plate-typeheat exchanger) for first heat exchange with the recycled firstammonia-containing vapor, so that the temperature of the waste water tobe treated is increased to 107° C.; after the first heat exchange, thewaste water to be treated is fed into the first evaporation device 2 (afalling film+forced circulation two-stage MVR evaporating crystallizer)for evaporation, to obtain first ammonia-containing vapor and firstconcentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate crystal. Wherein theevaporation conditions in the first evaporation device 2 include:temperature: 100° C., pressure: −22.82 kPa, amount of evaporation: 3.92m³/h. The first ammonia-containing vapor obtained in the evaporation iscompressed in the first compressor 101 (the temperature is increased by12° C.), then the first ammonia-containing vapor flows through thesecond heat exchange device 32 and the first heat exchange device 31 toexchange heat with the waste water to be treated sequentially, and iscooled to obtain first ammonia, and the first ammonia is stored in thefirst ammonia storage tank 51. Besides, to improve the content of solidsin the first evaporation device 2, a part of the liquid after theevaporation in the first evaporation device 2 is taken as firstcirculating liquid and circulated by means of the second circulationpump 72 to the second heat exchange device 32 for heat exchange, andthen the first circulating liquid enters into the first evaporationdevice 2 again for the first evaporation (the first recirculation ratiois 77.8). The degree of the first evaporation is monitored with thedensitometer provided on the first evaporation device 2, to control theconcentration of sodium chloride in the first concentrated solution tobe 0.9935X (306.2 g/L).

The first concentrated solution obtained in the evaporation in the firstevaporation device 2 is fed into the first solid-liquid separationdevice 91 (a centrifugal machine) for the first solid-liquid separation,10.58 m³ first mother liquid that contains 306.2 g/L NaCl, 54.0 g/LNa₂SO₄, 1.4 g/L NaOH and 0.27 g/L NH₃ is obtained per hour, the firstmother liquid is temporarily stored in the first mother liquid tank 53,the solid sodium sulfate obtained in the solid-liquid separation (809.7kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 15 mass % water content isobtained per hour, wherein the content of sodium chloride is 6.9 mass %or lower) is eluted with 54 g/L sodium sulfate solution that is in thesame dry mass as the filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal and then isdried, thus 688.25 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.7 mass % purity) is obtainedper hour; the washing liquid is circulated by means of the fifthcirculation pump 75 to the pipeline before the second heat exchangedevice 32 and mixed with the waste water therein, and the obtainedmixture is fed into the first evaporation device 2 again for the firstevaporation.

The second evaporation process is executed in the second evaporationdevice 1 (a falling film+forced circulation two-stage MVR evaporatingcrystallizer). The first mother liquid in the first mother liquid tank53 is fed by means of the sixth circulation pump 76 into the secondevaporation device 1 for the second evaporation, to obtain secondconcentrated solution that contains sodium chloride crystal. Wherein theevaporation conditions in the second evaporation device 1 include:temperature: 50° C., pressure: −92.67 kPa, amount of evaporation: 1.95m³/h. To improve the content of solids in the second evaporation device1, a part of the first mother liquid after evaporation in the secondevaporation device 1 is taken as second circulating liquid andcirculated by means of the seventh circulation pump 77 to the fourthheat exchange device 34 for heat exchange with the secondammonia-containing vapor, and then is fed into the second evaporationdevice 1 for the second evaporation (the second recirculation ratio is16). The second ammonia-containing vapor obtained in the evaporation iscompressed in the second compressor 102 (the temperature is increased by12° C.), then the second ammonia-containing vapor flows through thefourth heat exchange device 34 and the third heat exchange device 33 forheat exchange sequentially, and is cooled to obtain second ammonia, andthe second ammonia is stored in the second ammonia storage tank 52. Thewashing liquid after the second solid-liquid separation and a part ofthe first mother liquid after the evaporation in the second evaporationdevice 1 are pumped by the ninth circulation pump 79 and the seventhcirculation pump 77 respectively and mixed in the pipeline, and then themixed liquid exchanges heat with the second ammonia-containing vapor inthe fourth heat exchange device 34; a part of the waste water to betreated from the first circulation pump 71 exchanges heat with thecondensate of the second ammonia-containing vapor in the third heatexchange device 33. The degree of the second evaporation is monitoredwith the densitometer provided on the second evaporation device 1, tocontrol the concentration of sodium sulfate in the second concentratedsolution to be 0.9702Y (65.3 g/L). The first mother liquid is evaporatedin the second evaporation device 1 and thereby second concentratedsolution that contains sodium chloride crystal is obtained.

The second concentrated solution that contains sodium chloride crystalis fed into the second solid-liquid separation device 92 (a centrifugalmachine) for solid-liquid separation, 8.75 m³ second mother liquid thatcontains 293.8 g/L NaCl, 65.3 g/L Na₂SO₄, 1.7 g/L NaOH and 0.013 g/L NH₃is obtained per hour, and the second mother liquid is temporarily storedin the second mother liquid tank 54. The second mother liquid iscirculated by means of the eighth circulation pump 78 to the waste waterintroduction pipeline before the second pH adjustment and mixed with thewaste water therein to obtain waste water to be treated, the solidsodium chloride obtained in the solid-liquid separation (785.29 kgfilter cake of sodium chloride crystal with 14 mass % water content isobtained per hour, wherein the content of sodium sulfate is 7.1 mass %or lower) is eluted with 293.8 g/L sodium chloride solution that is inthe same dry mass as the sodium chloride, and then is dried in thedrier, thus 675.35 kg sodium chloride (at 99.4 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; the second washing liquid obtained in the washing iscirculated by means of the ninth circulation pump 79 to the secondevaporation device 1.

In addition, the tail gas discharged from the vacuum degassing tank 4,the second heat exchange device 32 and the fourth heat exchange device34 is introduced by means of the vacuum pump 81 into the tail gasabsorption tower 83 for absorption. The tail gas absorption tower 83 hascirculating water in it, the circulating water is circulated in the tailgas absorption tower 83 under the action of the fourth circulation pump74, water is replenished to the tail gas absorption tower 83 by means ofthe third circulation pump 73 from the circulating water tank 82 at thesame time; in addition, fresh water is replenished to the circulatingwater tank 82, and thereby the temperature and ammonia content of theservice water of the vacuum pump 81 are decreased. Dilute sulfuric acidis further charged into the tail gas absorption tower 83 to absorbammonia or the like in the tail gas.

In this embodiment, 3.92 m³ ammonia at 3.53 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 1.95 m³ ammoniaat 0.144 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Besides, the MVR evaporation is initiated by charging steam at 143.3° C.temperature in the initial stage.

Embodiment 8

The waste water is treated with the method described in the embodiment7, but: waste water containing ammonium salts that contains 60 g/L NaCl,130 g/L Na₂SO₄, 15 g/L NH₄Cl and 33.0 g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄ with pH=6.8 istreated, and the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ to Cl⁻ contained in the obtainedwaste water to be treated is 1:4.462. The temperature of the waste waterafter the heat exchange in the first heat exchange device 31 is 67° C.,and the temperature of the waste water to be treated after the heatexchange in the second heat exchange device 32 is 102° C. Theevaporation conditions in the first evaporation device 2 include:temperature: 95° C., pressure: −36.36 kPa, amount of evaporation: 4.48m³/h. The evaporation conditions in the second evaporation device 1include: temperature: 55° C., pressure: −90.15 kPa, amount ofevaporation: 1.05 m³/h.

978.40 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 15 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the first solid-liquid separation device91, and finally 831.63 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.3 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 7.25 m³ first mother liquid at concentrations of307.2 g/L NaCl, 54.5 g/L Na₂SO₄, 1.8 g/L NaOH, and 0.18 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

444.79 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with 15 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in second solid-liquid separation device92, and finally 378.07 kg sodium chloride (at 99.5 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 6.30 m³ second mother liquid at concentrations of295.5 g/L NaCl, 63.1 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.1 g/L NaOH, and 0.01 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

In this embodiment, 4.48 m³ ammonia at 1.4 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 1.05 m³ ammoniaat 0.11 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 9

The waste water is treated with the method described in the embodiment7, but: waste water containing ammonium salts that contains 160 g/LNaCl, 55 g/L Na₂SO₄, 32 g/L NH₄Cl and 11.2 g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄ with pH=6.2 istreated, and the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ to Cl⁻ contained in the obtainedwaste water to be treated is 1:9.249. The temperature of the waste waterafter the heat exchange in the first heat exchange device 31 is 73° C.,and the temperature of the waste water to be treated after the heatexchange in the second heat exchange device 32 is 112° C. Theevaporation conditions in the first evaporation device 2 include:temperature: 105° C., pressure: −7.02 kPa, amount of evaporation: 2.63m³/h. The evaporation conditions in the second evaporation device 1include: temperature: 45° C., pressure: −94.69 kPa, amount ofevaporation: 2.86 m³/h.

385.26 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 14 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the first solid-liquid separation device91, and finally 331.32 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.4 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 11.98 m³ first mother liquid at concentrations of306.4 g/L NaCl, 52.5 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.6 g/L NaOH, and 0.11 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

1151.57 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with 15 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in second solid-liquid separation device92, and finally 978.83 kg sodium chloride (at 99.4 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 9.18 m³ second mother liquid at concentrations of291.2 g/L NaCl, 67.9 g/L Na₂SO₄, 3.4 g/L NaOH, and 0.0084 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

In this embodiment, 2.63 m³ ammonia at 2.3 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 2.86 m³ ammoniaat 0.043 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 10

As shown in FIG. 5 , waste water containing ammonium salts (containing156 g/L NaCl, 50 g/L Na₂SO₄, 60 g/L NH₄Cl, and 19.55 g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄, withpH=6.3) is fed at 5 m³/h feed rate into the pipeline of the treatmentsystem, sodium hydroxide solution at 45.16 mass % concentration isintroduced into the pipeline for the first pH adjustment, the pH afterthe adjustment is monitored with the first pH measuring device 61 (a pHmeter) (the measured value is 7.5), a part of the waste water containingammonium salts (2.5 m³/h) after the first pH adjustment is fed into thefirst heat exchange device 31 (a plastic plate-type heat exchanger) forthe first heat exchange with the condensate of the firstammonia-containing vapor, so that the temperature of the waste watercontaining ammonium salts is increased to 99° C., and the remaining partof the waste water containing ammonium salts is fed into the fourth heatexchange device 34 (a duplex stainless steel plate-type heat exchanger)for the first heat exchange with the condensate of the secondammonia-containing vapor, so that the temperature of the waste watercontaining ammonium salts is increased to 60° C.; then, the two parts ofwaste water are merged and mixed with the second mother liquid (fed at15.31 m³/h feed rate) to obtain waste water to be treated (the molarratio of SO₄ ²⁻ to Cl⁻ contained in the waste water to be treated is1:10.356). Then, the waste water to be treated is fed into the secondheat exchange device 32 (a titanium alloy plate-type heat exchanger) forthe first heat exchange with the recycled first ammonia-containingvapor, so that the temperature of the waste water to be treated isincreased to 113° C.; next, sodium hydroxide solution at 45.16 mass %concentration is introduced into the pipeline through which the wastewater to be treated is fed into the first heat exchange device 2 (afalling film+forced circulation two-stage MVR evaporating crystallizer)for the second pH adjustment, the pH after the adjustment is monitoredwith the second pH measuring device 62 (a pH meter) (the measured valueis 10.8); after the second pH adjustment, the waste water to be treatedis fed into the first heat exchange device 2 for evaporation, to obtainfirst ammonia-containing vapor and first concentrated solution thatcontains sodium sulfate crystal.

Wherein in the first evaporation device 2, the evaporation temperatureis 105° C., the pressure is −7.02 kPa, and the amount of evaporation2.53 m³/h. The first ammonia-containing vapor obtained in theevaporation is compressed in the compressor 10 (the temperature isincreased by 14° C.), then the first ammonia-containing vapor flowsthrough the second heat exchange device 32 and the first heat exchangedevice 31 to exchange heat with the waste water to be treatedsequentially, and is cooled to obtain ammonia, and the ammonia is storedin the first ammonia storage tank 51. Besides, to improve the content ofsolids in the first evaporation device 2, a part of the liquid after theevaporation in the first evaporation device 2 is taken as circulatingliquid and circulated by means of the second circulation pump 72 to thesecond heat exchange device 32 for heat exchange, and then thecirculating liquid enters into the first evaporation device 2 again forthe first evaporation (the recirculation ratio is 56.2). The degree ofthe first evaporation is monitored with the densitometer provided on thefirst evaporation device 2, to control the concentration of sodiumchloride in the first concentrated solution to be 0.99352X (307.0 g/L).

The first concentrated solution is fed into the first solid-liquidseparation device 91 (a centrifugal machine) for the first solid-liquidseparation, 18.43 m³ first mother liquid that contains 307.0 g/L NaCl,52.7 g/L Na₂SO₄, 1.67 g/L NaOH and 0.13 g/L NH₃ is obtained per hour,the first mother liquid is temporarily stored in the first mother liquidtank 53, the solid sodium sulfate obtained in the solid-liquidseparation (407.73 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 14 mass% water content is obtained per hour, wherein the content of sodiumchloride is 6.8 mass % or lower) is eluted with 52.7 g/L sodium sulfatesolution that is in the same dry mass as the filter cake of sodiumsulfate crystal and then is dried, thus 350.64 kg sodium sulfate (at99.4 mass % purity) is obtained per hour; the eluent obtained in theelution is circulated by means of the eighth circulation pump 78 to thesecond heat exchange device 32, and then is fed into the firstevaporation device 2 again for the first evaporation.

The second evaporation process is executed in the second evaporationdevice 1 (a multi-effect evaporation device), which is composed of afirst evaporator 1 a, a second evaporator 1 b, and a third evaporator 1c (all of them are forced circulation evaporators). The first motherliquid is fed by means of the fifth circulation pump 75 into the secondevaporation device 1, the first mother liquid is evaporated in the firstevaporator 1 a, then is fed into the second evaporator 1 b forevaporation, and is fed into the third evaporator 1 c for evaporation;finally, second concentrated solution that contains sodium chloridecrystal is obtained. Wherein in the first evaporator 1 a, theevaporation temperature is 86° C., the pressure is −55.83 kPa, and theamount of evaporation is 1.08 m³/h; in the second evaporator 1 b, theevaporation temperature is 71° C., the pressure is −77.40 kPa, and theamount of evaporation is 1.07 m³/h; in the third evaporator 1 c, theevaporation temperature is 56° C., the pressure is −89.56 kPa, and theamount of evaporation is 1.06 m³/h. The second ammonia-containing vaporobtained in the evaporation in the first evaporator 1 a in the secondevaporation device 1 is fed into the second evaporator 1 b to performheat exchange and obtain second ammonia, the second ammonia-containingvapor obtained in the evaporation in the second evaporator 1 b ischarged into the third evaporator 1 c to perform heat exchange andobtain first ammonia, the second ammonia is fed into the fourth heatexchange device 34 for heat exchange with the waste water containingammonium salts, and then is stored in the second ammonia storage tank52. Heating steam (i.e., live steam used conventionally in the art) ischarged into the first evaporator 1 a, and the condensate obtainedthrough condensation of the heating steam in the first evaporator 1 a isused to prepare washing solution. The second ammonia-containing vaporobtained in the evaporation in the third evaporator 1 c is fed into thethird heat exchange device 33 to exchange heat with the cold medium andobtain second ammonia, and the second ammonia is stored in the secondammonia storage tank 52. The degree of the second evaporation ismonitored with the densitometer provided on the second evaporationdevice 1, to control the concentration of sodium sulfate in the secondconcentrated solution to be 0.9693Y (63.1 g/L). After the first motherliquid is evaporated in the second evaporation device 1, the finallyobtained second concentrated solution that contains sodium chloridecrystal is controlled to crystallize in the crystal-liquid collectiontank 56 (the crystallization temperature is 55° C., and thecrystallization time is 30 min.) to obtain crystal slurry that containssodium chloride crystal.

The crystal slurry that contains sodium chloride crystal is fed into thesecond solid-liquid separation device 92 (a centrifugal machine) forsolid-liquid separation, and 15.31 m³ second mother liquid that contains295.6 g/L NaCl, 63.1 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.0 g/L NaOH, and 0.13 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour; the second mother liquid is circulated by means ofthe seventh circulation pump 77 to the waste water introduction pipelineand mixed with the waste water containing ammonium salts to obtain wastewater to be treated; the solid sodium chloride obtained in thesolid-liquid separation (1293.73 kg filter cake of sodium chloridecrystal with 14 mass % water content is obtained per hour, wherein thecontent of sodium sulfate is 7.0 mass % or lower) is eluted with 295 g/Lsodium chloride solution that is in the same dry mass as the sodiumchloride, and then is dried in a drier, thus 1112.6 kg sodium chloride(at 99.4 mass % purity) is obtained per hour; the washing liquidobtained in the washing is circulated by means of the sixth circulationpump 76 to the second evaporation device 1.

In addition, the tail gas discharged from the second heat exchangedevice 32 and the third heat exchange device 33 is introduced by meansof the vacuum pump 81 into the tail gas absorption tower 83 forabsorption. The tail gas absorption tower 83 has circulating water init, the circulating water is circulated in the tail gas absorption tower83 under the action of the fourth circulation pump 74, water isreplenished to the tail gas absorption tower 83 by means of the thirdcirculation pump 73 from the circulating water tank 82 at the same time;in addition, fresh water is replenished to the circulating water tank82, and thereby the temperature and ammonia content of the service waterof the vacuum pump 81 are decreased. Dilute sulfuric acid is furthercharged into the tail gas absorption tower 83 to absorb ammonia or thelike in the tail gas.

In this embodiment, 2.53 m³ ammonia at 4.44 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 3.21 m³ ammoniaat 0.072 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Besides, the MVR evaporation is initiated by charging steam at 143.3° C.temperature in the initial stage.

Embodiment 11

The waste water containing ammonium salts is treated with the methoddescribed in the embodiment 10, but: waste water containing ammoniumsalts that contains 71 g/L NaCl, 132 g/L Na₂SO₄, 16 g/L NH₄Cl and 30.24g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄ with pH=7.0 is treated, and the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ toCl⁻ contained in the obtained waste water to be treated is 1:4.163. Thetemperature of the waste water to be treated after the heat exchange inthe first heat exchange device 31 is 64° C., and the temperature of thewaste water to be treated after the heat exchange in the second heatexchange device 32 is 102° C. The evaporation conditions in the firstevaporation device 2 include: temperature: 95° C., pressure: −36.36 kPa,amount of evaporation: 2.53 m³/h. The evaporation conditions in thefirst evaporator 1 a in the second evaporation device 1 include:temperature: 80° C., pressure: −65.87 kPa, amount of evaporation: 0.43m³/h. The evaporation conditions in the second evaporator 1 b include:temperature: 64° C., pressure: −84.0 kPa, amount of evaporation: 0.43m³/h. The evaporation conditions in the third evaporator 1 c include:temperature: 46° C., pressure: −94.33 kPa, amount of evaporation: 0.42m³/h. 970.09 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 15 mass %water content is obtained per hour in the first solid-liquid separationdevice 91, and finally 824.57 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.5 mass % purity)is obtained per hour; 6.59 m³ first mother liquid at concentrations of305.6 g/L NaCl, 55.15 g/L Na₂SO₄, 1.15 g/L NaOH, and 0.19 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

518.3 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with 15 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in second solid-liquid separation device92, and finally 440.5 kg sodium chloride (at 99.5 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 5.42 m³ second mother liquid at concentrations of292.6 g/L NaCl, 67.4 g/L Na₂SO₄, 1.4 g/L NaOH, and 0.012 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

In this embodiment, 4.26 m³ ammonia at 1.46 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 1.28 m³ ammoniaat 0.095 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 12

The waste water containing ammonium salts is treated with the methoddescribed in the embodiment 10, but: waste water containing ammoniumsalts that contains 118 g/L NaCl, 116 g/L Na₂SO₄, 19 g/L NH₄Cl and 18.99g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄ with pH=6.8 is treated, and the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ toCl⁻ contained in the obtained waste water to be treated is 1:6.419. Thetemperature of the waste water to be treated after the heat exchange inthe first heat exchange device 31 is 97° C., and the temperature of thewaste water to be treated after the heat exchange in the second heatexchange device 32 is 107° C. The evaporation conditions in the firstevaporation device 2 include: temperature: 100° C., pressure: −22.83kPa, amount of evaporation: 3.52 m³/h. The evaporation conditions in thefirst evaporator 1 a in the second evaporation device 1 include:temperature: 86° C., pressure: −55.83 kPa, amount of evaporation: 0.667m³/h. The evaporation conditions in the second evaporator 1 b include:temperature: 71° C., pressure: −77.4 kPa, amount of evaporation: 0.666m³/h. The evaporation conditions in the third evaporator 1 c include:temperature: 56° C., pressure: −89.56 kPa, amount of evaporation: 0.665m³/h.

792.33 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 14 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the first solid-liquid separation device91, and finally 681.41 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.5 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 10.95 m³ first mother liquid at concentrations of305.8 g/L NaCl, 53.84 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.2 g/L NaOH, and 0.099 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

817.22 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with 14 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in second solid-liquid separation device92, and finally 694.64 kg sodium chloride (at 99.4 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 9.06 m³ second mother liquid at concentrations of293.3 g/L NaCl, 65 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.656 g/L NaOH, and 0.0072 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

In this embodiment, 3.515 m³ ammonia at 1.5 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 1.998 m³ ammoniaat 0.051 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 13

As shown in FIG. 6 , waste water containing ammonium salts (containing159 g/L NaCl, 48 g/L Na₂SO₄, 39 g/L NH₄Cl, and 12 g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄, pH=7)is fed at 5 m³/h feed rate into the treatment system by means of thefirst circulation pump 71, sodium hydroxide solution at 45.16 mass %concentration is introduced into the main pipeline of the first heatexchange device 31 and the fifth heat exchange device 35 (both aretitanium alloy plate-type heat exchangers) for the first pH adjustment,and the pH after the adjustment is monitored with the first pH measuringdevice 61 (a pH meter) (the measured value is 7.8); after the first pHadjustment, the waste water containing ammonium salts is fed into thefirst heat exchange device 31 and the fifth heat exchange device 35respectively for the first heat exchange with the condensate of thethird ammonia-containing vapor and the third concentrated solution thatcontains sodium sulfate crystal and sodium chloride crystal (obtained inthe third evaporation), so that the temperature of the waste watercontaining ammonium salts is increased to 102° C.; then the waste watercontaining ammonium salts is mixed with the fourth mother liquid toobtain waste water to be treated (the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ to Cl⁻obtained in it is 1:11.346), sodium hydroxide solution at 45.16 mass %concentration is introduced into the pipeline through which the wastewater to be treated is fed into the second heat exchange device 32 toperform the second pH adjustment, the pH after the adjustment ismonitored with the second pH measuring device 62 (a pH meter) (themeasured value is 11), then the waste water to be treated is fed intothe second heat exchange device 32 (a titanium alloy plate-type heatexchanger) to perform the first heat exchange with the recycled thirdammonia-containing vapor so that the temperature of the waste water tobe treated is increased to 112° C.; next, after twice first heatexchanges, the waste water to be treated is fed at 476.5 m³/h feed rateinto the first evaporation device 2 (a falling film+forced circulationtwo-stage MVR evaporating crystallizer) for evaporation, to obtain thirdammonia-containing vapor and third concentrated solution that containssodium sulfate crystal and sodium chloride crystal. Wherein theevaporation conditions of the third evaporation include: temperature:105° C., pressure: −7.02 kPa, amount of evaporation: 4.82 m³/h. Thethird ammonia-containing vapor obtained in the evaporation is compressedin the first compressor 101 (the temperature is increased by 18° C.),then the third ammonia-containing vapor flows through the second heatexchange device 32 and the first heat exchange device 31 to exchangeheat with the waste water to be treated sequentially, and is cooled toobtain third ammonia, and the third ammonia is stored in the firstammonia storage tank 51. Besides, to improve the content of solids inconcentrated solution in the first evaporation device 2, a part of theliquid after the evaporation in the first evaporation device 2 iscirculated by means of the second circulation pump 72 to the second heatexchange device 32, and then is fed into the first evaporation device 2again for the third evaporation (the third recirculation ratio is 95.3).The degree of the third evaporation is monitored with the mass flowmeterprovided on the first evaporation device 2, to control the amount ofevaporation in the third evaporation to be 4.82 m³/h (equivalent tocontrolling the concentration of sodium sulfate in the treated solutionto be 0.978Y, i.e., 88.9 g/L).

The obtained third concentrated solution that contains sodium sulfatecrystal and sodium chloride crystal is treated at a low temperature inthe low temperature treatment tank 22 (temperature: 20° C., time: 60min.) to obtain treated solution that contains sodium chloride crystal.

The treated liquid that contains sodium chloride crystal is fed into thefirst solid-liquid separation device 91 (a centrifugal machine) for thethird solid-liquid separation, 7.17 m³ third mother liquid that contains279.8 g/L NaCl, 88.9 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.64 g/L NaOH and 0.31 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour, the third mother liquid is temporarily stored in thefirst mother liquid tank 53, the solid sodium chloride obtained in thesolid-liquid separation (1190.32 kg filter cake of sodium chloridecrystal with 15 mass % water content is obtained per hour, wherein thecontent of sodium sulfate is 3.9 mass % or lower) is eluted with 279.8g/L sodium chloride solution that is in the same dry mass as the filtercake of sodium chloride crystal and then is dried in a drier, thus1011.78 kg sodium chloride (at 99.5 mass % purity) is obtained per hour;the washing liquid is circulated by means of the eighth circulation pump78 to the second heat exchange device 32, and then is fed into the firstevaporation device 2 again for the third evaporation.

The fourth evaporation process is executed in the second evaporationdevice 1 (a falling film+forced circulation two-stage MVR evaporatingcrystallizer). The third mother liquid in the first mother liquid tank53 is fed by means of the sixth circulation pump 76 into the third heatexchange device 33 and the fourth heat exchange device 34 sequentially,and then is fed into the second evaporation device 1 for the fourthevaporation, to obtain fourth concentrated solution that contains sodiumsulfate crystal. Wherein the evaporation conditions in the secondevaporation device 1 include: temperature: 105° C., pressure: −7.02 kPa,amount of evaporation: 0.78 m³/h. To improve the content of solids inthe concentrated solution in the second evaporation device 1, a part ofthe third mother liquid after evaporation in the second evaporationdevice 1 is taken as circulating liquid and circulated by means of theseventh circulation pump 77 to the fourth heat exchange device 34, andthen is fed into the second evaporation device 1 for the fourthevaporation (the fourth recirculation ratio is 9.6). The fourthammonia-containing vapor obtained in the evaporation is compressed inthe second compressor 102 (the temperature is increased by 18° C.), thenthe fourth ammonia-containing vapor flows through the fourth heatexchange device 34 and the third heat exchange device 33 for heatexchange sequentially with the third mother liquid, and is cooled toobtain fourth ammonia, and the fourth ammonia is stored in the secondammonia storage tank 52. The degree of the fourth evaporation ismonitored with the mass flowmeter provided on the second evaporationdevice 1, to control the concentration of sodium chloride in theconcentrated solution obtained through the fourth evaporation to be0.9935X (306.5 g/L).

The fourth concentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate crystal isfed into the second solid-liquid separation device 92 (a centrifugalmachine) for the fourth solid-liquid separation, thus 6.70 m³ fourthmother liquid that contains 306.5 g/L NaCl, 52.5 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.89 g/LNaOH and 0.01 g/L NH₃ is obtained per hour, and the fourth mother liquidis temporarily stored in the second mother liquid tank 54. All of thefourth mother liquid is circulated by means of the ninth circulationpump 79 to the waste water pipeline between the first heat exchangedevice 31 and the second heat exchange device 32 and mixed with thewaste water containing ammonium salts therein to obtain waste water tobe treated. The solid sodium sulfate obtained in the solid-liquidseparation (349.84 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 14 mass% water content is obtained per hour, wherein the content of sodiumchloride is 3.9 mass % or lower) is eluted with 52.5 g/L sodium sulfatesolution in the same dry mass as the sodium sulfate, and is dried in adrier, thus 300.87 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.5 mass % purity) is obtainedper hour; the washing liquid is circulated by means of the tenthcirculation pump 80 to the second evaporation device 1.

In addition, the tail gas discharged from the second heat exchangedevice 32 and the fourth heat exchange device 34 is introduced by meansof the vacuum pump 81 into the tail gas absorption tower 83 forabsorption. The tail gas absorption tower 83 has circulating water init, the circulating water is circulated in the tail gas absorption tower83 under the action of the fourth circulation pump 74, water isreplenished to the tail gas absorption tower 83 by means of the thirdcirculation pump 73 from the circulating water tank 82 at the same time;in addition, fresh water is replenished to the circulating water tank82, and thereby the temperature and ammonia content of the service waterof the vacuum pump 81 are decreased. Dilute sulfuric acid is furthercharged into the tail gas absorption tower 83 to absorb ammonia or thelike in the tail gas. Besides, the MVR evaporation is initiated bycharging steam at 143.3° C. temperature in the initial stage.

In this embodiment, 4.82 m³ ammonia at 1.5 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 0.78 m³ ammoniaat 0.28 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 14

The waste water containing ammonium salts is treated with the methoddescribed in the embodiment 13, but: waste water containing ammoniumsalts that contains 58 g/L NaCl, 120 g/L Na₂SO₄, 19 g/L NH₄Cl and 40 g/L(NH₄)₂SO₄ with pH=7.1 is treated, and the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ to Cl⁻contained in the obtained waste water to be treated is 1:8.665. Thetemperature of the waste water containing ammonium salts after the heatexchange in the first heat exchange device 31 and the fifth heatexchange device 35 is 97° C., and the temperature of the waste water tobe treated after the heat exchange in the second heat exchange device 32is 97.5° C. The evaporation conditions of the third evaporation include:temperature: 100° C., pressure: −22.83 kPa, amount of evaporation: 3.47m³/h. The temperature of the low temperature treatment is 25° C., andthe retention time is 55 min. The evaporation conditions of the fourthevaporation include: temperature: 95° C., pressure: −36.36 kPa, amountof evaporation: 2.28 m³/h.

454.10 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with 14 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the first solid-liquid separation device91, and finally 390.53 kg sodium chloride (at 99.6 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 25.59 m³ third mother liquid at concentrations of280.6 g/L NaCl, 82.9 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.2 g/L NaOH, and 0.12 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

962.68 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 15 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the second solid-liquid separationdevice 92, and finally 818.28 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.5 mass % purity);23.56 m³ fourth mother liquid at concentrations of 303.2 g/L NaCl, 55.3g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.4 g/L NaOH and 0.005 g/L NH₃ are obtained per hour.

In this embodiment, 3.47 m³ ammonia at 2.2 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 2.28 m³ ammoniaat 0.13 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 15

The waste water containing ammonium salts is treated with the methoddescribed in the embodiment 13, but: waste water containing ammoniumsalts that contains 80 g/L NaCl, 78 g/L Na₂SO₄, 29 g/L NH₄Cl and 28.7g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄ with pH=6.6 is treated, and the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ toCl⁻ contained in the obtained waste water to be treated is 1:8.745. Thetemperature of the waste water containing ammonium salts after the heatexchange in the first heat exchange device 31 and the fifth heatexchange device 35 is 105° C., and the temperature of the waste water tobe treated after the heat exchange in the second heat exchange device 32is 117° C. The evaporation conditions of the third evaporation include:temperature: 110° C., pressure: 11.34 kPa, amount of evaporation: 4.26m³/h. The evaporation conditions of the fourth evaporation include:temperature: 100° C., pressure: −22.82 kPa, amount of evaporation: 1.40m³/h. The temperature of the low temperature treatment is 20° C., andthe retention time is 60 min.

657.86 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with 15 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the first solid-liquid separation device91, and finally 559.18 kg sodium chloride (at 99.4 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 13.55 m³ third mother liquid at concentrations of280.2 g/L NaCl, 89.1 g/L Na₂SO₄, 1.7 g/L NaOH, and 0.18 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

632.55 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 14 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the second solid-liquid separationdevice 92, and finally 543.99 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.5 mass % purity)is obtained per hour; 12.39 m³ fourth mother liquid at concentrations of306.1 g/L NaCl, 53.9 g/L Na₂SO₄, 1.85 g/L NaOH, and 0.0099 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

In this embodiment, 4.26 m³ ammonia at 1.8 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 1.40 m³ ammoniaat 0.16 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 16

As shown in FIG. 7 , the waste water containing ammonium salts(containing 149 g/L NaCl, 49 g/L Na₂SO₄, 45 g/L NH₄Cl, and 15 g/L(NH₄)₂SO₄, with pH=7.0) is fed at 5 m³/h feed rate into the pipeline ofthe treatment system, sodium hydroxide solution at 45.16 mass %concentration is introduced into the pipeline before the first heatexchange device 31 or the fifth heat exchange device 35 (both of themare titanium alloy plate-type heat exchangers) for the first pHadjustment, and the pH after the mixing is monitored with the first pHmeasuring device 61 (a pH meter) (the measured value is 8); a part ofthe waste water containing ammonium salts (4.5 m³/h) is fed by means ofthe first circulation pump 71 into the first heat exchange device 31 toperform first heat exchange with the recycled condensate of the thirdammonia-containing vapor, so that the temperature of the waste watercontaining ammonium salts is increased to 103° C., and the remainingpart of the waste water containing ammonium salts is fed into the fifthheat exchange device 35 to perform the first heat exchange with thethird concentrated solution, so that the temperature of the waste watercontaining ammonium salts is increased to 103° C.; next, the parts ofthe waste water containing ammonium salts are merged and then the mergedwaste water is mixed with the fourth mother liquid to obtain waste waterto be treated (the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ to Cl⁻ contained in it is1:11.227); then the waste water to be treated is fed into the secondheat exchange device 32 to perform the first heat exchange with thethird ammonia-containing vapor, so that the temperature of the wastewater to be treated is increased to 112° C.; then, sodium hydroxidesolution at 45.16 mass % is introduced into the pipeline through whichthe waste water to be treated is fed into the first evaporation device 2for the second pH adjustment, and the pH after the adjustment ismonitored with the second pH measuring device 62 (a pH meter) (themeasured value is 10.8); after the second pH adjustment, the waste waterto be treated is fed into the first evaporation device 2 (a fallingfilm+forced circulation two-stage MVR evaporating crystallizer) forevaporation, and thus third ammonia-containing vapor and thirdconcentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate crystal and sodiumchloride crystal are obtained. The third ammonia-containing vaporobtained in the evaporation is compressed in the first compressor 101(the temperature is increased by 17° C.), then the thirdammonia-containing vapor flows through the second heat exchange device32 and the first heat exchange device 31 sequentially to exchange heatwith the waste water to be treated and the waste water containingammonium salts respectively, and is cooled to obtain third ammonia, andthe third ammonia is stored in the first ammonia storage tank 51.Besides, to improve the content of solids in the concentrated solutionin the first evaporation device 2, a part of the liquid after theevaporation in the first evaporation device 2 is taken as circulatingliquid and circulated by means of the second circulation pump 72 to thesecond heat exchange device 32 for heat exchange, and then is fed intothe first evaporation device 2 again for the third evaporation (therecirculation ratio is 92.6). The degree of the third evaporation ismonitored with the mass flowmeter provided on the first evaporationdevice 2, to control the amount of evaporation in the third evaporationto be 4.69 m³/h (equivalent to controlling the concentration of sodiumsulfate in the treated solution to be 0.976Y, i.e., 83 g/L). Wherein theevaporation conditions of the third evaporation are shown in Table 4:

TABLE 4 Temper- Pres- Amount of ature/ sure/ evaporation/ Evaporationdevice ° C. kPa (m³/h) First evaporation device 2 105 −7.02 4.69 SecondFirst evaporator 1a 145 239.9 0.25 evaporation Second evaporator 1b 130116.77 0.25 device 1 Third evaporator 1c 115 32.56 0.25 (multi-effectFourth evaporator 1d 100 −22.83 0.24 evaporation device)

The obtained third concentrated solution that contains sodium sulfatecrystal and sodium chloride crystal is treated at a low temperature inthe low temperature treatment tank 22 (temperature: 25° C., retentiontime: 55 min.) to obtain treated solution that contains sodium chloridecrystal.

The treated liquid that contains sodium chloride crystal is fed into thefirst solid-liquid separation device 91 (a centrifugal machine) for thethird solid-liquid separation, 9.38 m³ third mother liquid that contains281 g/L NaCl, 83 g/L Na₂SO₄, 1.66 g/L NaOH and 0.18 g/L NH₃ is obtainedper hour, the third mother liquid is temporarily stored in the firstmother liquid tank 53, the solid sodium chloride obtained in thesolid-liquid separation (1157.43 kg filter cake of sodium chloridecrystal with 14 mass % water content is obtained per hour, wherein thecontent of sodium sulfate is 3.6 mass % or lower) is eluted with 281 g/Lsodium chloride solution that is in the same dry mass as the filter cakeof sodium chloride crystal and then is dried in a drier, thus 995.39 kgsodium chloride (at 99.4 mass % purity) is obtained per hour; thewashing liquid is circulated by means of the eighth circulation pump 78to the second heat exchange device 32, and then is fed into the firstevaporation device 2 again for the third evaporation.

The fourth evaporation process is executed in the second evaporationdevice 1, which is composed of a first evaporator 1 a, a secondevaporator 1 b, a third evaporator 1 c, and a fourth evaporator 1 d (allof them are forced circulation evaporators). The third mother liquid inthe first mother liquid tank 53 is fed by means of the sixth circulationpump 76 into the fourth heat exchange device 34 and the sixth heatexchange device 36 for heat exchange sequentially, and then is fed intothe evaporators in the second evaporation device 1 for the fourthevaporation, to obtain fourth concentrated solution that contains sodiumsulfate crystal. The conditions of the evaporations are shown in theabove Table 1. The fourth ammonia-containing vapor obtained in theevaporation in each evaporator is fed into the next evaporator toperform heat exchange and obtain condensate, then further performs heatexchange with the third mother liquid in the fourth heat exchange device34 to obtain fourth ammonia; the fourth ammonia-containing vaporobtained in the evaporation in the fourth evaporator 1 d performs heatexchange with the cooling water (the waste water containing ammoniumsalts) in the third heat exchange device 33 and thereby fourth ammoniais obtained; the fourth ammonia is merged and stored in the secondammonia storage tank 52. Heating steam (i.e., live steam usedconventionally in the art) is charged into the first evaporator 1 a, andthe condensate obtained through condensation of the heating steam in thefirst evaporator 1 a is fed into the sixth heat exchange device 36 tofurther preheat the third mother liquid, and then is used to preparewashing solution. The degree of the third evaporation is monitored withthe densitometer provided on the second evaporation device 1, to controlthe concentration of sodium chloride in the concentrated solutionobtained through the fourth evaporation to be 0.9935X (308.1 g/L). Thefourth concentrated solution obtained in the evaporation in the secondevaporation device 1 is controlled to crystallize in the crystal-liquidcollection tank 56 (crystallization temperature: 100° C.,crystallization time: 5 min.), to obtain crystal slurry that containssodium sulfate crystal.

The crystal slurry that contains sodium chloride crystal is fed into thesecond solid-liquid separation device 92 (a centrifugal machine) for thefourth solid-liquid separation, 8.70 m³ fourth mother liquid thatcontains 308.1 g/L NaCl, 53.9 g/L Na₂SO₄, 1.82 g/L NaOH and 0.01 g/L NH₃is obtained per hour, and the fourth mother liquid is temporarily storedin the second mother liquid tank 54. All of the fourth mother liquid iscirculated by means of the ninth circulation pump 79 to the waste waterpipeline between the first heat exchange device 31 and the second heatexchange device 32 and is mixed with the waste water containing ammoniumsalts to obtain waste water to be treated. The solid sodium sulfateobtained in the solid-liquid separation (378.37 kg filter cake of sodiumsulfate crystal with 15 mass % water content is obtained per hour,wherein the content of sodium chloride is 4.3 mass % or lower) is elutedwith 53.9 g/L sodium sulfate solution in the same dry mass as the sodiumsulfate, and is dried in a drier, thus 321.62 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.5mass % purity) is obtained per hour; the washing liquid is circulated bymeans of the tenth circulation pump 80 to the second evaporation device1.

In addition, the tail gas discharged from the second heat exchangedevice 32 and the third heat exchange device 33 is introduced by meansof the vacuum pump 81 into the tail gas absorption tower 83 forabsorption. The tail gas absorption tower 83 has circulating water init, the circulating water is circulated in the tail gas absorption tower83 under the action of the fourth circulation pump 74, water isreplenished to the tail gas absorption tower 83 by means of the thirdcirculation pump 73 from the circulating water tank 82 at the same time;in addition, fresh water is replenished to the circulating water tank82, and thereby the temperature and ammonia content of the service waterof the vacuum pump 81 are decreased. Dilute sulfuric acid is furthercharged into the tail gas absorption tower 83 to absorb ammonia or thelike in the tail gas. Besides, the MVR evaporation is initiated bycharging steam at 143.3° C. temperature in the initial stage.

In this embodiment, 4.69 m³ ammonia at 1.8 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 0.99 m³ ammoniaat 0.17 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 17

The waste water containing ammonium salts is treated with the methoddescribed in the embodiment 16, but: waste water containing ammoniumsalts that contains 69 g/L NaCl, 138 g/L Na₂SO₄, 12 g/L NH₄Cl and 24.4g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄ with pH=7.1 is treated, and the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ toCl⁻ contained in the obtained waste water to be treated is 1:9.085. Thetemperature of the waste water containing ammonium salts after the heatexchange in the first heat exchange device 31 and the fifth heatexchange device 35 is 104° C., and the temperature of the waste water tobe treated after the heat exchange in the second heat exchange device 32is 114° C. The evaporation conditions of the third evaporation and thefourth evaporation are shown in Table 5. The temperature of the lowtemperature treatment is 30° C., and the retention time is 50 min.

TABLE 5 Temper- Pres- Amount of ature/ sure/ evaporation/ Evaporationdevice ° C. kPa (m³/h) First evaporation device 2 107 0 3.31 SecondFirst evaporator 1a 150 291.6 0.58 evaporation Second evaporator 1b 135152.93 0.58 device 1 Third evaporator 1c 120 56.97 0.58 (multi-effectFourth evaporator 1d 105 −7.02 0.58 evaporation device)

475.12 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with 14 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the first solid-liquid separation device91, and finally 408.95 kg sodium chloride (at 99.4 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 26.11 m³ third mother liquid at concentrations of283.4 g/L NaCl, 79.9 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.66 g/L NaOH, and 0.077 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

968.12 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 15 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the second solid-liquid separationdevice 92, and finally 822.91 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.5 mass % purity)is obtained per hour; 24.04 m³ fourth mother liquid at concentrations of306.3 g/L NaCl, 52.5 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.97 g/L NaOH, and 0.003 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

In this embodiment, 3.31 m³ ammonia at 1.4 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 2.32 m³ ammoniaat 0.08 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 18

The waste water containing ammonium salts is treated with the methoddescribed in the embodiment 16, but: waste water containing ammoniumsalts that contains 106 g/L NaCl, 103 g/L Na₂SO₄, 21 g/L NH₄Cl and 20.7g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄ with pH=7.2 is treated, and the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ toCl⁻ contained in the obtained waste water to be treated is 1:9.189. Thetemperature of the waste water containing ammonium salts after the heatexchange in the first heat exchange device 31 and the fifth heatexchange device 35 is 103° C., and the temperature of the waste water tobe treated after the heat exchange in the second heat exchange device 32is 112° C. The evaporation conditions of the third evaporation and thefourth evaporation are shown in Table 6. The temperature of the lowtemperature treatment is 25° C., and the retention time is 55 min.

TABLE 6 Temper- Pres- Amount of ature/ sure/ evaporation/ Evaporationdevice ° C. kPa (m³/h) First evaporation device 2 105 −7.02 3.86 SecondFirst evaporator 1a 140 193.83 0.44 evaporation Second evaporator 1b 12584.91 0.44 device 1 Third evaporator 1c 110 11.34 0.44 (multi-effectFourth evaporator 1d 95 −36.36 0.44 evaporation device)

757.97 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with 15 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the first solid-liquid separation device91, and finally 644.27 kg sodium chloride (at 99.4 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 19.57 m³ third mother liquid at concentrations of280.4 g/L NaCl, 82.7 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.64 g/L NaOH, and 0.15 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour. 737.81 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with15 mass % water content is obtained per hour in the second solid-liquidseparation device 92, and finally 627.14 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.5 mass% purity) is obtained per hour; 18.09 m³ fourth mother liquid atconcentrations of 303.2 g/L NaCl, 55.1 g/L Na₂SO₄, 2.85 g/L NaOH, and0.0049 g/L NH₃ is obtained per hour.

In this embodiment, 3.86 m³ ammonia at 1.4 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 1.76 m³ ammoniaat 0.16 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 19

As shown in FIG. 8 , waste water containing ammonium salts (containing160 g/L NaCl, 50 g/L Na₂SO₄, 39 g/L NH₄Cl, and 12.4 g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄, withpH=6.5) is fed at 5 m³/h feed rate into the vacuum degassing tank 4 forvacuum degassing, sodium hydroxide solution at 45.16 mass %concentration is introduced into the pipeline for the first pHadjustment, and the pH after the adjustment is monitored with the firstpH measuring device 61 (a pH meter) (the measured value is 7.5); afterthe pH adjustment, a part of the waste water containing ammonium salts(1 m³/h) is fed by means of the first circulation pump 71 into the fifthheat exchange device 35 (a titanium alloy plate-type heat exchanger) toperform the first heat exchange with the recycled condensate of thefourth ammonia-containing vapor, so that the temperature of the wastewater containing ammonium salts is increased to 48° C., and theremaining part of the waste water containing ammonium salts is fed intothe first heat exchange device 31 to perform the first heat exchangewith the recycled condensate of the third ammonia-containing vapor, sothat the temperature of the waste water containing ammonium salts isincreased to 49° C.; then the two parts of waste water containingammonium salts are merged, and the merged waste water containingammonium salts is mixed with the fourth mother liquid to obtain wastewater to be treated (the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ to Cl⁻ obtained in it is1:12.656), sodium hydroxide solution at 45.16 mass % concentration isintroduced into the pipeline through which the waste water to be treatedis fed into the second heat exchange device 32 to perform the second pHadjustment, the pH after the adjustment is monitored with the second pHmeasuring device 62 (a pH meter) (the measured value is 11), then thewaste water to be treated is fed into the second heat exchange device 32(a titanium alloy plate-type heat exchanger) to perform the first heatexchange with the recycled third ammonia-containing vapor, so that thetemperature of the waste water to be treated is increased to 57° C.;next, the waste water to be treated is fed into the first evaporationdevice 2 (a falling film+forced circulation two-stage MVR evaporatingcrystallizer) for evaporation, to obtain third ammonia-containing vaporand third concentrated solution that contains sodium chloride crystal.Wherein in the first evaporation device 2, the evaporation temperatureis 50° C., the pressure is −92.7 kPa, and the amount of evaporation is4.56 m³/h. The third ammonia-containing vapor obtained in theevaporation is compressed in the first compressor 101 (the temperatureis increased by 10° C.), then the third ammonia-containing vapor flowsthrough the second heat exchange device 32 and the first heat exchangedevice 31 sequentially to exchange heat with the waste water to betreated and the waste water containing ammonium salts respectively, andis cooled to obtain third ammonia, and the third ammonia is stored inthe first ammonia storage tank 51. Besides, to improve the content ofsolids in the first evaporation device 2, a part of the liquid after theevaporation in the first evaporation device 2 is taken as thirdcirculating liquid and circulated by means of the second circulationpump 72 to the second heat exchange device 32 for heat exchange, andthen the first circulating liquid enters into the first evaporationdevice 2 again for the third evaporation (the third recirculation ratiois 95.4). The degree of the third evaporation is monitored with thedensitometer provided on the first evaporation device 2, to control theconcentration of sodium sulfate in the third concentrated solution to be0.9705Y (65.7 g/L).

The third concentrated solution is fed into the first solid-liquidseparation device 91 (a centrifugal machine) for the third solid-liquidseparation, 20.87 m³ third mother liquid that contains 294.6 g/L NaCl,65.7 g/L Na₂SO₄, 0.22 g/L NaOH and 0.11 g/L NH₃ is obtained per hour,the third mother liquid is temporarily stored in the first mother liquidtank 53, the solid sodium chloride obtained in the solid-liquidseparation (1196.17 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with 15mass % water content is obtained per hour, wherein the content of sodiumsulfate is 3.9 mass % or lower) is eluted with 295 g/L sodium chloridesolution that is in the same dry mass as the filter cake of sodiumchloride crystal and then is dried, thus 1016.74 kg sodium chloride (at99.5 mass % purity) is obtained per hour; the washing liquid iscirculated by means of the fifth circulation pump 75 to a positionbefore the second pH adjustment and mixed with the waste water to betreated, and the obtained mixture is fed into the first evaporationdevice 2 again for the third evaporation.

The fourth evaporation process is executed in the second evaporationdevice 1 (a falling film+forced circulation two-stage MVR evaporatingcrystallizer). The third mother liquid in the first mother liquid tank53 is fed by means of the sixth circulation pump 76 into the third heatexchange device 33 to perform heat exchange with the condensate of thefourth ammonia-containing vapor, and then is fed into the fourth heatexchange device 34 to perform heat exchange with the fourthammonia-containing vapor, and finally is fed into the second evaporationdevice 1 for the fourth evaporation, to obtain fourth ammonia-containingvapor and fourth concentrated solution that contains sodium sulfatecrystal. Wherein in the second evaporation device 1, the evaporationtemperature is 105° C., the pressure is −7.0 kPa, and the amount ofevaporation 1.05 m³/h. To improve the content of solids in the secondevaporation device 1, a part of the third mother liquid afterevaporation in the second evaporation device 1 is taken as fourthcirculating liquid and circulated by means of the seventh circulationpump 77 to the fourth heat exchange device 34, and then is fed into thesecond evaporation device 1 for the fourth evaporation (the fourthrecirculation ratio is 4). The fourth ammonia-containing vapor obtainedin the evaporation is compressed in the second compressor 102 (thetemperature is increased by 12° C.) and then flows through the fourthheat exchange device 34 and the third heat exchange device 33sequentially to perform the second heat exchange with the third motherliquid, and the flows through the fifth heat exchange device 35 toperform the first heat exchange with a part of waste water containingammonium salts transported by the first circulation pump 71, and iscooled to obtain fourth ammonia, and the fourth ammonia is stored in thesecond ammonia storage tank 52. The degree of the fourth evaporation ismonitored with the densitometer provided on the second evaporationdevice 1, to control the concentration of sodium chloride in the fourthconcentrated solution to be 0.99355X (307.9 g/L). The third motherliquid is evaporated in the second evaporation device 1 and therebyfourth concentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate crystal isobtained.

The fourth concentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate crystal isfed into the second solid-liquid separation device 92 (a centrifugalmachine) for solid-liquid separation, 20.21 m³ fourth mother liquid thatcontains 307.9 g/L NaCl, 53.0 g/L Na₂SO₄, 0.30 g/L NaOH and 0.0035 g/LNH₃ is obtained per hour, and the fourth mother liquid is temporarilystored in the second mother liquid tank 54. All of the fourth motherliquid is circulated by means of the eighth circulation pump 78 to aposition before the second pH adjustment and is mixed with the preheatedwaste water containing ammonium salts to obtain waste water to betreated. The solid sodium sulfate obtained in the solid-liquidseparation (364.15 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 14 mass% water content is obtained per hour, wherein the content of sodiumchloride is 3.8 mass % or lower) is eluted with 53 g/L sodium sulfatesolution in the same dry mass as the sodium sulfate, and is dried in adrier, thus 313.17 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.5 mass % purity) is obtainedper hour; the second washing liquid obtained in the washing process iscirculated by means of the ninth circulation pump 79 to the secondevaporation device 1.

In addition, the tail gas discharged from the vacuum degassing tank 4,the second heat exchange device 32 and the fourth heat exchange device34 is introduced by means of the vacuum pump 81 into the tail gasabsorption tower 83 for absorption. The tail gas absorption tower 83 hascirculating water in it, the circulating water is circulated in the tailgas absorption tower 83 under the action of the fourth circulation pump74, water is replenished to the tail gas absorption tower 83 by means ofthe third circulation pump 73 from the circulating water tank 82 at thesame time; in addition, fresh water is replenished to the circulatingwater tank 82, and thereby the temperature and ammonia content of theservice water of the vacuum pump 81 are decreased. Dilute sulfuric acidis further charged into the tail gas absorption tower 83 to absorbammonia or the like in the tail gas.

In this embodiment, 4.56 m³ ammonia at 1.63 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 1.05 m³ ammoniaat 0.21 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Besides, the MVR evaporation is initiated by charging steam at 143.3° C.temperature in the initial stage.

Embodiment 20

The waste water containing ammonium salts is treated with the methoddescribed in the embodiment 19, but: waste water containing ammoniumsalts that contains 60 g/L NaCl, 130 g/L Na₂SO₄, 15 g/L NH₄Cl and 33.04g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄ with pH=6.6 is treated, and the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ toCl⁻ contained in the obtained waste water to be treated is 1:11.496. Thetemperature of the waste water containing ammonium salts after the heatexchange in the fifth heat exchange device 35 is 53° C., the temperatureof the waste water containing ammonium salts after the heat exchange inthe first heat exchange device 31 is 54° C., and the temperature of thewaste water to be treated after the heat exchange in the second heatexchange device 32 is 62° C. The evaporation temperature of the thirdevaporation is 55° C., the pressure is −90.2 kPa, and the amount ofevaporation is 2.76 m³/h. The evaporation temperature of the fourthevaporation is 95° C., the pressure is −36.4 kPa, and the amount ofevaporation is 2.93 m³/h.

445.34 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with 15 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the first solid-liquid separation device91, and finally 378.54 kg sodium chloride (at 99.6 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 82.63 m³ third mother liquid at concentrations of296.6 g/L NaCl, 63.6 g/L Na₂SO₄, 0.29 g/L NaOH, and 0.032 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

977.85 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 15 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the second solid-liquid separationdevice 92, and finally 831.17 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.4 mass % purity)is obtained per hour; 80.07 m³ fourth mother liquid at concentrations of306.1 g/L NaCl, 55.3 g/L Na₂SO₄, 0.3 g/L NaOH, and 0.0013 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

In this embodiment, 2.76 m³ ammonia at 2.26 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 2.93 m³ ammoniaat 0.087 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 21

The waste water containing ammonium salts is treated with the methoddescribed in the embodiment 19, but: waste water containing ammoniumsalts that contains 81 g/L NaCl, 79 g/L Na₂SO₄, 32 g/L NH₄Cl and 31.72g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄ with pH=6.4 is treated, and the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ toCl⁻ contained in the obtained waste water to be treated is 1:11.123. Thetemperature of the waste water containing ammonium salts after the heatexchange in the fifth heat exchange device 35 is 43° C., the temperatureof the waste water containing ammonium salts after the heat exchange inthe first heat exchange device 31 is 44° C., and the temperature of thewaste water to be treated after the heat exchange in the second heatexchange device 32 is 52° C. The evaporation temperature of the thirdevaporation is 45° C., the pressure is −94.7 kPa, and the amount ofevaporation is 3.73 m³/h. The evaporation temperature of the fourthevaporation is 100° C., the pressure is −22.9 kPa, and the amount ofevaporation is 1.99 m³/h.

675.13 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with 14 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the first solid-liquid separation device91, and finally 580.61 kg sodium chloride (at 99.4 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 36.26 m³ third mother liquid at concentrations of292.4 g/L NaCl, 67.3 g/L Na₂SO₄, 0.1 g/L NaOH, and 0.076 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

657.0 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 14 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the second solid-liquid separationdevice 92, and finally 580.6 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.5 mass % purity)is obtained per hour; 34.52 m³ fourth mother liquid at concentrations of307.1 g/L NaCl, 54.3 g/L Na₂SO₄, 0.105 g/L NaOH, and 0.0039 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

In this embodiment, 3.73 m³ ammonia at 2.3 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 1.99 m³ ammoniaat 0.13 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Embodiment 22

As shown in FIG. 9 , waste water containing ammonium salts (containing156 g/L NaCl, 49 g/L Na₂SO₄, 62 g/L NH₄Cl, and 19.8 g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄, withpH=6.7) is fed at 5 m³/h feed rate by means of the first circulationpump 71 the pipeline of the treatment system, sodium hydroxide solutionat 45.16 mass % concentration is introduced into the pipeline for thefirst pH adjustment, and the pH after the adjustment is monitored withthe first pH measuring device 61 (a pH meter) (the measured value is7.4); a part of the waste water containing ammonium salts (3 m³/h) afterthe first pH adjustment is fed into the first heat exchange device 31 (aplastic plate-type heat exchanger) to exchange heat with the recycledcondensate of the third ammonia-containing vapor, so that thetemperature of the waste water containing ammonium salts is increased to54° C., and the remaining part of the third ammonia-containing vapor isfed into the fourth heat exchange device 34 (a duplex stainless steelplate-type heat exchanger) to exchange heat with the recycled condensateof the fourth ammonia-containing vapor, so that the temperature of thewaste water containing ammonium salts is increased to 70° C.; then, thetwo parts of waste water containing ammonium salts are merged and mixedwith the fourth mother liquid to obtain waste water to be treated (themolar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ to Cl⁻ contained in it is 1:12.444), then thewaste water to be treated is fed into the second heat exchange device 32(a titanium alloy plate-type heat exchanger) for the first heat exchangewith the recycled third ammonia-containing vapor, so that thetemperature of the waste water to be treated is increased to 62° C.;after the twice first heat exchanges, the waste water to be treated isfed into the pipeline connected to the first evaporation device 2, andsodium hydroxide solution at 45.16 mass % concentration is introducedinto the pipeline for the second pH adjustment, and the pH after theadjustment is monitored with the second pH measuring device 62 (a pHmeter) (the measured value is 10.8); after the second pH adjustment, thewaste water to be treated is fed into the first evaporation device 2 (afalling film+forced circulation two-stage MVR evaporating crystallizer)for evaporation, to obtain third ammonia-containing vapor and thirdconcentrated solution that contains sodium chloride crystal. Wherein inthe first evaporation device 2, the evaporation temperature is 55° C.,the pressure is −90.2 kPa, and the amount of evaporation 4.63 m³/h. Thethird ammonia-containing vapor obtained in the evaporation is compressedin the first compressor 101 (the temperature is increased by 10° C.),then the third ammonia-containing vapor flows through the second heatexchange device 32 and the first heat exchange device 31 sequentially toexchange heat with the waste water to be treated and the waste watercontaining ammonium salts respectively, and is cooled to obtain thirdammonia, and the third ammonia is stored in the first ammonia storagetank 51. Besides, to improve the content of solids in the firstevaporation device 2, a part of the liquid after the evaporation in thefirst evaporation device 2 is taken as circulating liquid and circulatedby means of the second circulation pump 72 to the second heat exchangedevice 32 for heat exchange, and then the circulating liquid enters intothe first evaporation device 2 again for the third evaporation (therecirculation ratio is 96.4). The degree of the third evaporation ismonitored with the densitometer provided on the first evaporation device2, to control the concentration of sodium sulfate in the thirdconcentrated solution to be 0.9707Y (66.25 g/L).

The third concentrated solution obtained in the evaporation in the firstevaporation device 2 is fed into the first solid-liquid separationdevice 91 (a centrifugal machine) for the third solid-liquid separation,24.13 m³ third mother liquid that contains 293.8 g/L NaCl, 66.25 g/LNa₂SO₄, 0.18 g/L NaOH and 0.10 g/L NH₃ is obtained per hour, the thirdmother liquid is temporarily stored in the first mother liquid tank 53,the solid sodium chloride obtained in the solid-liquid separation(1306.96 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with 14 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour, wherein the content of sodium sulfate is3.9 mass % or lower) is eluted with 293 g/L sodium chloride solutionthat is in the same dry mass as the filter cake of sodium chloridecrystal and then is dried, thus 1124 kg sodium chloride (at 99.4 mass %purity) is obtained per hour; the washing liquid is circulated by meansof the eighth circulation pump 78 to the second heat exchange device 32,and then is fed into the first evaporation device 2 again for the thirdevaporation.

The fourth evaporation process is executed in the second evaporationdevice 1 (a multi-effect evaporation device), which is composed of afirst evaporator 1 a, a second evaporator 1 b, and a third evaporator 1c (all of them are forced circulation evaporators). The third motherliquid in the mother liquid tank 54 is fed by means of the fifthcirculation pump 75 into the second evaporation device 1, the thirdmother liquid is evaporated in the first evaporator 1 a, then is fedinto the second evaporator 1 b for evaporation, and is fed into thethird evaporator 1 c for evaporation; finally, fourth concentratedsolution that contains sodium sulfate crystal is obtained. Wherein inthe first evaporator 1 a, the evaporation temperature is 128° C., thepressure is 103.53 kPa, and the amount of evaporation is 0.41 m³/h; inthe second evaporator 1 b, the evaporation temperature is 114° C., thepressure is 28.07 kPa, and the amount of evaporation is 0.40 m³/h; inthe third evaporator 1 c, the evaporation temperature is 100° C., thepressure is −22.83 kPa, and the amount of evaporation is 0.40 m³/h. Thefourth ammonia-containing vapor obtained in the evaporation in the firstevaporator 1 a in the second evaporation device 1 is fed into the secondevaporator 1 b to perform second heat exchange and obtain fourthammonia, the fourth ammonia-containing vapor obtained in the evaporationin the second evaporator 1 b is charged into the third evaporator 1 c toperform second heat exchange and obtain fourth ammonia, the ammoniaobtained from the second evaporator 1 b and the first evaporator 1 c isfed into the fourth heat exchange device 34 for heat exchange with thewaste water containing ammonium salts, and then is stored in the secondammonia storage tank 52. Heating steam (i.e., live steam conventionallyused in the art) is charged into the first evaporator 1 a, the heatingsteam is condensed into condensate in the first evaporator 1 a, and thecondensate is used to preheat the waste water to be treated (the rawmaterial) in the first evaporation device 2, and then is used to preparewashing solution. The fourth ammonia-containing vapor obtained in theevaporation in the third evaporator 1 c in the second evaporation device1 is fed into the third heat exchange device 33 to exchange heat withthe cooling water (the waste water containing ammonium salts) and obtainfourth ammonia, and the fourth ammonia is stored in the second ammoniastorage tank 52. The degree of the fourth evaporation is monitored withthe densitometer provided on the second evaporation device 1, to controlthe concentration of sodium chloride in the fourth concentrated solutionto be 0.99355X (307.1 g/L). After the third mother liquid is evaporatedin the second evaporation device 1, the finally obtained fourthconcentrated solution that contains sodium sulfate crystal is controlledto crystallize in the crystal-liquid collection tank 56 (thecrystallization temperature is 100° C., and the crystallization time is10 min.) to obtain crystal slurry that contains sodium sulfate crystal.

The crystal slurry that contains sodium sulfate crystal is fed into thesecond solid-liquid separation device 92 (a centrifugal machine) forsolid-liquid separation, and 20.13 m³ fourth mother liquid that contains307.1 g/L NaCl, 54.2 g/L Na₂SO₄, 0.19 g/L NaOH, and 0.0053 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour; the fourth mother liquid is circulated by means ofthe seventh circulation pump 77 to the waste water introduction pipelineand mixed with the waste water containing ammonium salts to obtain wastewater to be treated; the solid sulfate chloride obtained in thesolid-liquid separation (407.7 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystalwith 15 mass % water content is obtained per hour, wherein the contentof sodium chloride is 4 mass % or lower) is eluted with 54 g/L sodiumsulfate solution that is in the same dry mass as the sodium sulfate, andthen is dried in a drier, thus 346.54 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.5 mass %purity) is obtained per hour; the second washing liquid obtained in thewashing process is circulated by means of the sixth circulation pump 76to the second evaporation device 1.

In addition, the tail gas discharged from the second heat exchangedevice 32 and the third heat exchange device 33 is introduced by meansof the vacuum pump 81 into the tail gas absorption tower 83 forabsorption. The tail gas absorption tower 83 has circulating water init, the circulating water is circulated in the tail gas absorption tower83 under the action of the fourth circulation pump 74, water isreplenished to the tail gas absorption tower 83 by means of the thirdcirculation pump 73 from the circulating water tank 82 at the same time;in addition, fresh water is replenished to the circulating water tank82, and thereby the temperature and ammonia content of the service waterof the vacuum pump 81 are decreased. Dilute sulfuric acid is furthercharged into the tail gas absorption tower 83 to absorb ammonia or thelike in the tail gas.

In this embodiment, 4.63 m³ ammonia at 2.56 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 1.21 m³ ammoniaat 0.19 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52, and the ammonia may be recycled and reused in amolecular sieve production process.

Besides, the MVR evaporation is initiated by charging steam at 143.3° C.temperature in the initial stage.

Embodiment 23

The waste water containing ammonium salts is treated with the methoddescribed in the embodiment 22, but: waste water containing ammoniumsalts that contains 160 g/L NaCl, 25 g/L Na₂SO₄, 39 g/L NH₄Cl and 6.2g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄ with pH=6.5 is treated; the temperature of the waste watercontaining ammonium salts after the heat exchange in the first heatexchange device 31 is 44° C., the temperature of the waste watercontaining ammonium salts after the heat exchange in the fourth heatexchange device 34 is 100° C., the temperature of the waste water to betreated after the heat exchange in the second heat exchange device 32 is52° C., the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻ to Cl⁻ contained in the obtained wastewater to be treated is 1:14.438. The evaporation temperature of thethird evaporation is 45° C., the pressure is −94.69 kPa, and the amountof evaporation is 4.94 m³/h. The evaporation temperature of the fourthevaporation in the first evaporator 1 a is 130° C., the pressure is116.77 kPa, and the amount of evaporation is 0.19 m³/h; in the secondevaporator 1 b, the evaporation temperature is 117° C., the pressure is41.92 kPa, and the amount of evaporation is 0.19 m³/h; in the thirdevaporator 1 c, the evaporation temperature is 105° C., the pressure is−7.02 kPa, and the amount of evaporation is 0.18 m³/h.

1198.31 kg filter cake of sodium chloride crystal with 15 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the first solid-liquid separation device91, and finally 1018.57 kg sodium chloride (at 99.4 mass % purity) isobtained per hour; 9.49 m³ third mother liquid at concentrations of291.8 g/L NaCl, 67 g/L Na₂SO₄, 0.16 g/L NaOH, and 0.07 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

177.95 kg filter cake of sodium sulfate crystal with 14 mass % watercontent is obtained per hour in the second solid-liquid separationdevice 92, and finally 153.04 kg sodium sulfate (at 99.5 mass % purity)is obtained per hour; 9.00 m³ fourth mother liquid at concentrations of307.9 g/L NaCl, 53.1 g/L Na₂SO₄, 0.17 g/L NaOH, and 0.0031 g/L NH₃ isobtained per hour.

In this embodiment, 4.94 m³ ammonia at 1.38 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 0.56 m³ ammoniaat 0.118 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52.

Embodiment 24

The waste water containing ammonium salts is treated with the methoddescribed in the embodiment 22, but: waste water containing ammoniumsalts that contains 105 g/L NaCl, 108 g/L Na₂SO₄, 20 g/L NH₄Cl and 20.91g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄ with pH=6.7 is treated; the temperature of a part of thewaste water containing ammonium salts (2.5 m³/h) after the heat exchangein the first heat exchange device 31 is 49° C., the temperature of theremaining part of the waste water containing ammonium salts after theheat exchange in the fourth heat exchange device 34 is 85° C., thetemperature of the waste water to be treated after the heat exchange inthe second heat exchange device 32 is 57° C., the molar ratio of SO₄ ²⁻to Cl⁻ contained in the obtained waste water to be treated is 1:11.333.The evaporation temperature of the third evaporation is 50° C., thepressure is −92.7 kPa, and the amount of evaporation is 3.35 m³/h. Theevaporation temperature of the fourth evaporation in the firstevaporator 1 a is 125° C., the pressure is 84.91 kPa, and the amount ofevaporation is 0.77 m³/h; in the second evaporator 1 b, the evaporationtemperature is 110° C., the pressure is 11.34 kPa, and the amount ofevaporation is 0.75 m³/h; in the third evaporator 1 c, the evaporationtemperature is 95° C., the pressure is −36.37 kPa, and the amount ofevaporation is 0.75 m³/h. 745.41 kg filter cake of sodium chloridecrystal with 15 mass % water content is obtained per hour in the firstsolid-liquid separation device 91, and finally 633.59 kg sodium chloride(at 99.5 mass % purity) is obtained per hour; 52.06 m³ third motherliquid at concentrations of 294.6 g/L NaCl, 65.7 g/L Na₂SO₄, 0.22 g/LNaOH, and 0.056 g/L NH₃ is obtained per hour. 768.53 kg filter cake ofsodium sulfate crystal with 15 mass % water content is obtained per hourin the second solid-liquid separation device 92, and finally 653.25 kgsodium sulfate (at 99.4 mass % purity) is obtained per hour; 50.07 m³fourth mother liquid at concentrations of 306.2 g/L NaCl, 55.3 g/LNa₂SO₄, 0.229 g/L NaOH, and 0.0017 g/L NH₃ is obtained per hour.

In this embodiment, 3.35 m³ ammonia at 1.63 mass % concentration isobtained per hour in the first ammonia storage tank 51, 2.27 m³ ammoniaat 0.12 mass % concentration is obtained per hour in the second ammoniastorage tank 52.

While some preferred embodiments of the present invention are describedabove, the present invention is not limited to the details in thoseembodiments. Those skilled in the art can make modifications andvariations to the technical scheme of the present invention, withoutdeparting from the spirit of the present invention. However, all thesemodifications and variations shall be deemed as falling into the scopeof protection of the present invention.

In addition, it should be noted that the specific technical featuresdescribed in above embodiments can be combined in any appropriate form,provided that there is no conflict. To avoid unnecessary repetition, thepossible combinations are not described specifically in the presentinvention.

Moreover, different embodiments of the present invention can be combinedfreely as required, as long as the combinations don't deviate from theideal and spirit of the present invention. However, such combinationsshall also be deemed as falling into the scope disclosed in the presentinvention.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A waste water treatment apparatus,comprising: a first evaporation unit, a first solid-liquid separationunit, a second evaporation unit, and a second solid-liquid separationunit, a first mother liquid tank, a second mother liquid tank, and alow-temperature treatment unit, wherein a first outlet of the firstevaporation unit is fluidly connected to the first solid-liquidseparation unit, the first solid-liquid separation unit is fluidlyconnected to an inlet of the second evaporation unit, and a first outletof the second evaporation unit is fluidly connected to the secondsolid-liquid separation unit; wherein an inlet of the first evaporationunit is fluidly connected to a waste water inlet, a firstalkaline-substance inlet, a second alkaline-substance inlet, an outletof the second mother liquid tank, a first pH meter, and a second pHmeter, wherein the first evaporation unit is configured to treat wastewater by a first evaporation to obtain a first ammonia-containing vaporand a first crystal-containing concentrated solution; wherein the firstsolid-liquid separation unit is configured to separate the firstcrystal-containing concentrated solution by a first solid-liquidseparation to obtain a first solid and a first mother liquid, whereinthe first mother liquid tank has an inlet fluidly connected to an outletof the first solid-liquid separation unit and an outlet fluidlyconnected to the inlet of the second evaporation unit, and is configuredto store a first mother liquid, wherein the second evaporation unit isconfigured to treat the first mother liquid from the first mother liquidtank by a second evaporation to obtain a second ammonia-containing vaporand a second crystal-containing concentrated solution, wherein thesecond solid-liquid separation unit is configured to separate the secondcrystal-containing concentrated solution by a second solid-liquidseparation to obtain a second solid and a second mother liquid, whereinthe second mother liquid tank has an inlet fluidly connected to anoutlet of the second solid-liquid separation unit and the outlet fluidlyconnected to the inlet of the first evaporation unit, and is configuredto receive the second mother liquid from the second solid-liquidseparation unit, and wherein the low-temperature treatment unit arrangedbetween and fluidly connected to the first outlet of the firstevaporation unit and an inlet of the first solid-liquid separation unit,or arranged between and fluidly connected to the first outlet of thesecond evaporation unit and an inlet of the second solid-liquidseparation unit.
 2. The waste water treatment apparatus according toclaim 1, wherein the first evaporation unit and the second evaporationunit are selected from one or more of MVR evaporation device,single-effect evaporation device, multi-effect evaporation device andflash evaporation device respectively.
 3. The waste water treatmentapparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the firstevaporation unit and the second evaporation unit is a MVR evaporationdevice.
 4. The waste water treatment apparatus according to claim 1,wherein the first solid-liquid separation unit or the secondsolid-liquid separation unit are selected from one or more ofcentrifugation device, filtering device, and sedimentation device. 5.The waste water treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein eachof the first solid-liquid separation unit and the second solid-liquidseparation unit is a centrifugation device.
 6. The waste water treatmentapparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a vacuum pump,wherein an inlet of the vacuum pump is fluidly connected to the firstevaporation unit and the second evaporation unit.
 7. The waste watertreatment apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a tail gasadsorption tower, wherein an outlet of the vacuum pump is fluidlyconnected to the tail gas adsorption tower.
 8. The waste water treatmentapparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first pH meter is installeddownstream from the waste water inlet, the first alkaline-substanceinlet, and the first outlet of the second evaporation unit.
 9. The wastewater treatment apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the inlet of thefirst evaporation unit is further fluidly connected to the secondalkaline-substance inlet and the second pH meter, the secondalkaline-substance inlet is arranged downstream from the first pH meter,and the second pH meter is arranged between the secondalkaline-substance inlet and the inlet of the first evaporation unit.10. The waste water treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein asecond outlet of the first evaporation unit is fluidly connected to afirst compressor, a second outlet of the second evaporation unit isfluidly connected to a second compressor, or both.
 11. The waste watertreatment apparatus according to claim 10, wherein, when both the firstevaporation unit and the second evaporation unit are MVR evaporationdevices, the first compressor is fluidly connected to the firstevaporation unit and the second compressor is fluidly connected to thesecond evaporation unit.
 12. The waste water treatment apparatusaccording to claim 10, wherein one of the first evaporation unit and thesecond evaporation unit is a multi-effect evaporation device, asingle-effect evaporation device, or a flash evaporation device.